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Children's shouting is not noise pollution

Thursday 24 September 2009

Children's playgrounds and schools are no longer to be subject to noise restrictions, environment minister Jacqueline Cramer said on Thursday.

The move means locals can no longer attempt to have childcare centres moved and children kept indoors because of the noise they make.

'Children should simply be able to play outside,' a spokesman for the minister told news agency ANP.

There have been a number of high profile cases of people going to court because they say children's shouts and screams are a nuisance and spoil their quality of life.

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Those "high profile casers" were born old and silent. live life and get your quality from what you do. Kids are in childcare from 9-18. outside maybe 2-3h in morning and same in afternoon, obviously the opponents are busiest part of population.

By Gerge | September 24, 2009 3:49 PM

The younger ones make beautiful noise. Shut the older ones up.

By joe | September 25, 2009 1:33 AM

How ridiculous is this - the one place children are supposed to be allowed to be children & exspress themselves freely. The older ones need to waken up abit or put the ear plugs in !. There are worse noises around than children playing normally. The fact that it has been debated in the first place is ridiculous. I agree with Joe !.

By Wiemer | September 25, 2009 9:49 AM

Dutch kids are the noisiest in Europe. Cannot talk at a normal tone, they communicate shouting. Very-very irritating and arrogant, selfish brats.

By Anonym | September 25, 2009 8:37 PM

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