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News Round-Up Nov. 16: A School With No Balls, Your Pre-Pregnancy Bucket List and Targeting the Troubled Kids to Fix Whole Schools

What we’re reading today:

1. One Toronto school had banned any ball that isn’t super spongey soft like a Nerf. So, basically any sport ball is out of the question. A good safety measure, or extreme?

2. Do you know BunkiMunki, the social networking site for kids ages 7-13? It’s safe for kids and was created by three Canadian mothers, but it’ll cost you.

3. Are there things you meant to do in your life but didn’t get around to before you had kids? What do you wish you’d done before you’d had kids. (We kinda think most things can be done after you’re a mom or dad, though the writer makes a solid point for that last one.)

4. Will helping students one-at-a-time work to fix entire schools? New York thinks so.

5.There’s going to be a Toy Story short film called Small Fry playing before the Muppets. Here’s a peek: