The University of East Anglia has banned the tradition of throwing mortarboards at the end of this year's graduation over health and safety fears. But the HSE says the decision is 'over-the-top'.
The Health and Safety Executive has criticised The University of East Anglia for banning the tradition of throwing mortarboards in the air at graduation ceremonies.
The UEA has said it's imposed the ban after a number of injuries and that they came to the decision to 'ensure no student's graduation day is ruined'.
But the HSE has hit back saying the banning of mortarboard throwing on health and safety grounds is one of their most popular myths and appears in their 'top 10 all-time worst health and safety excuses'.
The HSE went on to say that the chance of being injured by a flying mortarboard is 'incredibly small' and that it is 'over-the-top' to impose an outright ban.
Students graduating from The University of East Anglia this year will have images of the flying mortarboards added onto their graduation photographs afterwards.
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