http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-32103991

I don't see this working, because the child could just as easilly see gameplay on youtube, watch/play it at a friends house, or see it on tv - or even just entirely make up instances of what they saw in the game, even if they dont have it, to be a part of the "cool" crowd, in which case the parents would be in legal trouble what things beyond their control.

Nice in concept, a minefield of failure in execution.

If a kid knows their parents are cool enough to let them play, the teachers will never know.

Isn't it okay for a child to play a M rated game as long as the parent approves?  As long as the parents know about it and say its okay I don't see why teachers should get involved.  I played M rated games and I'm fine. 

My parents bought me Metal Gear Solid on PC when it came out and my uncle gave me a pirated version of GTA III and Wolfenstein: Return to Castle Wolfenstein on the PC. Later I got my parents to buy GTA: Vice City. I also got a pirated copy of Quake III Arena from my friend. And we played a lot of Soul Blade and Syphon Filter at his house.

What's so wrong with letting kids play violent games...

And yeah, I didn't grow up with Nintendo. :p (if we ignore Pokémon red, silver and Super Mario Land 1 & 2.)

Good luck with that.

Huh...

I would agree that letting young kids play 18+ games is a bad thing... but can you enforce it? Nope, so there really isn't much you can do.

The teachers should stick to their own business since what those kids do outside of class is none of their own damn concerns!

Depends entirely upon the individual child, and how that child interacts with other children, and what the social structure between them is.

So like i said, nice in concept, i.e. "in a perfect world", but in reality it has no hopes of success as even if 90% of parents restricted their kids, they would still manage to play such games anyway.

Frankly, i find it somewhat hypocritical that a movie with scenes of violence and nudity are generally classed much lower than games, too.

I'm 13, and I play the more adult-oriented games from time to time. They don't change the way I behave. If anything, this should only apply to younger children (11 and younger), or people who aren't as mentally stable. The way I see it, if you can sit through sexual education class, or watch a more violent film and still be mature about it, you are good to go.