U.S. school bans tag--Your Thoughts?

[Sport1.3]

U.S. school bans tag
Oct. 18, 2006. 01:34 PM


ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) - Officials at an elementary school south of Boston have banned kids from playing tag, touch football and any other unsupervised chase game during recess for fear they'll get hurt and hold the school liable.

Recess is "a time when accidents can happen," said Willett Elementary School Principal Gaylene Heppe, who approved the ban.

While there is no districtwide ban on contact sports during recess, local rules have been cropping up. Several school administrators around Attleboro, a city of about 45,000 residents, took aim at dodgeball a few years ago, saying it was exclusionary and dangerous.

Elementary schools in Cheyenne, Wyo., and Spokane, Wash., also recently banned tag during recess. A suburban Charleston, S.C., school outlawed all unsupervised contact sports.

"I think that it's unfortunate that kids' lives are micromanaged and there are social skills they'll never develop on their own," said Debbie Laferriere, who has two children at Willett, about 40 miles south of Boston. "Playing tag is just part of being a kid.''
Another Willett parent, Celeste D'Elia, said her son feels safer because of the rule. "I've witnessed enough near collisions," she said.

Thats what you get for wanting to sue for everything. Now your kids go on recess and stand in a fucking circle. Soon they will ban talking for fear of slander.

Land of the Free my ass

*possible repost* if so fuck u

[babygurl]

its bull shit, alot of things have changed from when I went to school...

Honestly people sueing over every fucking little thing is such BS...

[{X}Echo419]

a couple of years ago my bro was going to Kennesaw Mtn HS. while there in gym class they banned "Dodgeball". their reason was it picked on the fat kids. well, the gym teachers didn't think this was such a good idea. so ya know what they did?

they stopped playing dodgeball. instead they played.... "AGILITY-BALL"! it taught the kids agility and speed by avoiding big, round, rubber projectiles. and since the kids probally wern't ready for a pithing machine and the budget wouldn't allow it. they used the only pratical means avaiable. Other kids....

I thought that was great. so now more tag. lets have agility drills.

[SL65AMG]

this country is gettin out of hand. im gonna become president one day and fix everything.









not kidding

[Ran]

this country is gettin out of hand

This country has been f*cked up for a long time now. Too many priviledges that people just take advantage of.

[SLOWLYbtngU]

This country has been f*cked up for a long time now. Too many priviledges that people just take advantage of.

Yep and the same freedom that we try to uphold (i.e. speech) is the same one used against it....Ain't that some shit...

[ahmonrah]

This country has been f*cked up for a long time now. Too many priviledges that people just take advantage of.

basic rights to protect oneself and speak freely arent the problems/they are actually in danger of being muzzled severly.

it's a problem when the very militiamen that fought for this land, now get villainized(sp) for taking matters in their own hands and defending the countries borders. 'cause the govt is too slow to do so itself.

it's a problem when your military, charged with DEFENDING this country isnt anywhere near our borders, DEFENDING this country.

it's a problem when soldiers like bodydrpddualy wake up in deserts elsewhere and cant give you a definative reason for being there. tell me EXACTLY what our purpose is for being in iraq?

it's people that hate the fact that i/anyone can say "FUCK YOU BIBLE THUMPERS!!!" and if i get attacked for saying it, i can put a slug in them citing "fear of bodily harm/self defense".

the fact that corporations control goverments at the expense of the working man, when it's the people that used to do so by votes.

it's people being tricked into believing that we need the government, when in fact they need us.

it's dangerous when a government completely ignores the wishes of the people and act unilaterally. and in doing so, places the very people in danger.

it's a problem when the widespread proliferation of drugs isnt curbed due to people in key areas of government playing a blind eye and open palm to traffickers/cartels.

it's a problem when american companies ship operations overseas, citing cheaper labor, then turn around and sell the very same shit to the people that they just laid off....people only argue for cheaper goods when the jobs that used to provide income for finer goods just caught the first flight to bangladesh.

it's a problem when you go to a doctor for an x-ray, and he in turns sends the image to another country for diagnosis.

it's a problem when not only have most jobs went overseas, but the place where we get the most illegal immigrants from has a tougher illegal alien policy than the U.S. and both countries welcome the U.S. border jumping.

it's a problem when, i have to pay more for healthcare, due to crippling effect of an illegal persons reception of healthcare for free. and if i duck the bill, i get m credit ruined. and i pay taxes, like the rest of us, out the ass!

IT'S A PROBLEM WHEN EVERYTHING IS TAXED, INCLUDING YOUR INCOME,BIRTH AND DEATH, BUT you dont see where the money goes...

speaking of which, anyone know the national deficit? or do we have a surplus?

[ahmonrah]

this country is gettin out of hand. im gonna become president one day and fix everything.









not kidding

i'll be your running mate. you handle getting kids to be able to play again, and i'll tackle the gun issues/erosion civil rights.

[SL65AMG]

i'll be your running mate. you handle getting kids to be able to play again, and i'll tackle the gun issues/erosion civil rights.

lol i have PLENTY to say about that issue as well

[con]

damn, my son got scratched and a bruise on his head while at school last week. guess I should hire a lawyer..............

no wonder so many kids are ditching and not going to school lately, it must really suck.

[Hulud]

its societies fault

as you said about suing everyone

this is also the reason prescription drugs are so expensive, and everyone bitches
why not just not be so fucking greedy all the damn time

[ShooterMcGavin]

lol, next fox special, when freedom goes wrong

[JennB]

Sometimes I wish I had gone to law school and worked reeeeeally hard on my way to be a judge just so one day I could sit in my big chair and say "get your bullshit out of my courtroom and stop fucking wasting my time!"

Great... I'm going to have to teach my own kids how to play since all the other kids are going to totally suck by then.

[SLOWLYbtngU]

Sometimes I wish I had gone to law school and worked reeeeeally hard on my way to be a judge just so one day I could sit in my big chair and say "get your bullshit out of my courtroom and stop fucking wasting my time!"

Great... I'm going to have to teach my own kids how to play since all the other kids are going to totally suck by then.

touche

[Jaimecbr900]

Sometimes I wish I had gone to law school and worked reeeeeally hard on my way to be a judge just so one day I could sit in my big chair and say "get your bullshit out of my courtroom and stop fucking wasting my time!"

AMEN!!!!!!

[Jaimecbr900]

Sometimes I wish I had gone to law school and worked reeeeeally hard on my way to be a judge just so one day I could sit in my big chair and say "get your bullshit out of my courtroom and stop fucking wasting my time!"

Great... I'm going to have to teach my own kids how to play since all the other kids are going to totally suck by then.

BTW, you have some great shots in your Flickr account. Excellent eye for composition and very artistic. Props.

[JennB]

BTW, you have some great shots in your Flickr account. Excellent eye for composition and very artistic. Props.

Thank ya. I took *most* of them but I have to give credit to others for a few.

[Jaimecbr900]

Thank ya. I took *most* of them but I have to give credit to others for a few.

I looked through all of them and there were a lot of them that had excellent composition. I like that. You can always teach someone to take a clear snapshot, but you can't teach them "the eye" to take a great pic.

You did good. I was impressed.

[SLOWLYbtngU]

U forgot that it is wrong when the people that make up the country are too terrified to speak against it for fear of treason...

WE elect the officials that run this country but for some reason so many people have fallin into a complacent state of "going with the flow," that nobody speaks up when they do not agree..

I hate that so many people have the "what difference does one person make mentality."

It's such bullshit. But then again..."I am just one voice" right? Pssh

[Jaimecbr900]

It's such bullshit. But then again..."I am just one voice" right? Pssh

What do you know.....you're a GIRL...... JP.

[SLOWLYbtngU]

What do you know.....you're a GIRL...... JP.

Your mom's a "girl" too....But she is still a superhero to you!!!

I do know that I am the fat girl that used to love playing dodgeball even though I was first target....I never grew a sense of inferiority(sp?) by it either...IT was a game...How else are u supposed to learn how to be competative?

[Jaimecbr900]

Your mom's a "girl" too....But she is still a superhero to you!!!

I do know that I am the fat girl that used to love playing dodgeball even though I was first target....I never grew a sense of inferiority(sp?) by it either...IT was a game...How else are u supposed to learn how to be competative?

You did know I was playing, right?

I agree. A lot of times parents make their kids into these emotional basket cases that think everytime they don't get things going their way they can just complain until they get their way. Great example to set for our future generation. If you don't get your way, SUE to get it.

There are way too many people out there that have no business being parents and way too much time on their hands to think up lawsuits.

[SLOWLYbtngU]

You did know I was playing, right?

I agree. A lot of times parents make their kids into these emotional basket cases that think everytime they don't get things going their way they can just complain until they get their way. Great example to set for our future generation. If you don't get your way, SUE to get it.

There are way too many people out there that have no business being parents and way too much time on their hands to think up lawsuits.

yes sir I did..Hence the --->

I agree completely...

[JennB]

That's it. I'm going to buy some lawn darts and those metal Tonka trucks we had in the early 80's. My older cousin and I used to nearly kill each other with those as often as possible.

[Ran]

This is why Asian people bow instead of shake hands. So we don't hurt each other.