A 'culture' of hugging that reportedly got out of control led an Oregon middle school principal to outlaw the displays of affection, Oregonlive.com reported.

After students would "scream and run down the hallway and jump into each other's arms," the school decided enough was enough and have halted hugs as well as other behaviors deemed detrimental to teaching and learning, Oregonlive.com reported.

Principal Allison Couch told Oregonlive.com that the ban came after a school bus incident resulted in a call to police, but did not describe what happened.

In a memo, Couch wrote that she'd treated the hugging in schools like a computer with a virus  She believes the policy may sound unreasonable to someone outside the school, but if someone filed a lawsuit because of unwanted touching, a bigger news story would have resulted, Oregonlive.com reported.

Parents are split on this new rule.

"I think it's a little bit too much.  I think kids can regulate the amount of physical contact," one father said.

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