Last updated: 29/05/08
No hat toss request

Anglia Ruskin University has asked students not to throw their mortar board hats in the air at their graduation in case someone gets hurt.

The uni stated that the corner of a mortar board could hit and injure someone as it fell.

Officials made the request in a statement on the university's website.

"It is requested that graduands do not throw their hat up into the air," the statement said.

As well as offering advice on graduation ceremony protocol as what to wear the site makes a special plea regarding mortar board tossing.

"This not only causes damage to the hats but it can also cause injury if the corner of the hat hits the graduand or others who may be nearby," added the statement.