How far can it go?

[CustomLowz]

ATTLEBORO, Mass. - Tag, you're out! 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.
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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.

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[Maple50175]

That's about 5 min away from me

[amd3dnow3]

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Another Willett parent, Celeste D'Elia, said her son feels safer because of the rule. "I've witnessed enough near collisions," she said.

are we talking about cars or somtin? that kid is a pussy but being a kid sucks these days am glad am done with skool
soon enough kids looking at each other will be a crime too

[CustomLowz]

are we talking about cars or somtin? that kid is a pussy but being a kid sucks these days am glad am done with skool
soon enough kids looking at each other will be a crime too

I know what you mean, im glad im not in school anymore either, but what pisses me off with this is, My neice JUST started kindergarten this year. That means that she will have to deal with all this BS for the next 12 years.

[cp[mike]]

soon enough kids looking at each other will be a crime too

mom sues classmates mom: "mommy im young and uncomfortable with myself and joey was looking at me and it made me feel uncomfortable"

... wouldnt surprise me happening someday.

people are so retarded nowadays, i feel bad for the future.

[CA1978]

I have two kids and it drives me nuts. I just don't get it. Makes me wish I could afford to put my kids in private school. Not to say they don't have problems but they have less influence from whiney people.