Arkan Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/18/no.tag.ap/index.html ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts (AP) -- 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. 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. (Watch how second-grader Kelsey interpreted the rule -- 1:30) Elementary schools in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Spokane, Washington, also recently banned tag during recess. A suburban Charleston, South Carolina, 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. PS: Thanks Gfted. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta
Pidesco Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 You're a bunch of idiots. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Meshugger Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 Meh, stupid people. "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy
kirottu Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 What the... This is all kinds of fun and sad at the same time. ...just what are the kids supposed to do now during recess? Bored kids get all kinds of stupid ideas. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
Arkan Posted October 18, 2006 Author Posted October 18, 2006 What the... This is all kinds of fun and sad at the same time. ...just what are the kids supposed to do now during recess? Bored kids get all kinds of stupid ideas. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Like bringing daddy's handgun to school. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta
Rosbjerg Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 That's just sad .. and it shows how far a fearful society will go (albeit a local one) .. Any society that that feels the need to restrict it's citizens to this degree is truely going down, not only a stupid, but dangerous road.. Fortune favors the bald.
Judge Hades Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 Bloody hell. Kids get hurt all the time. It is how they learn not to do stupid crap. When I was a kid I use to jump out of swings when they were at their highest. One time I jumped so far I landed on the jungle gym. *OOOF!* I never did that again.
Darth Drabek Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 Ha... just a week or two ago we had some sort of school wellness week in our area, as part of the federal government mandated health and nutrition programs designed to fight our nation's childhood obesity problem. What better way to get kids in shape then to ban them from running around at recess? I have a vision of hundreds of junior high fatties lined up on the gym bleachers playing their PSPs or DSs. School district treasurers should get ready to spend some of their permanent improvement funds on treadmills for the schools... a nice safe way for junior to get his exercise. baby, take off your beret everyone's a critic and most people are DJs
Skynet Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 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. Many of you seem to have overlooked this tidbit. I think many of the employees at the school would agree that the rule is stupid; they're just afraid of getting sued. "Who could blame Skynet? He's such a cute, innocent, steel-bolted robot." -Gauntlet
Arkan Posted October 18, 2006 Author Posted October 18, 2006 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. Many of you seem to have overlooked this tidbit. I think many of the employees at the school would agree that the rule is stupid; they're just afraid of getting sued. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Then we're raising our children to be scared as well as soft. Nice. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta
Judge Hades Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 If I had a kid and he or she did something stupid and got hurt I will blame the kid, not the school. If parents were actually parenting instead of relying on the media and the government to raise their kids just maybe we wouldn't be having these problems. Also it would help if people weren't so bloody sue happy in this country.
Surreptishus Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 If I had a kid... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Please God, NO!
Slowtrain Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 Hey, this is America. Invading foreign countries under false pretenses is ok, but recess tag is not! Waay to violent. At least we have our priorities straight! Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that.
Darth Drabek Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 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. Many of you seem to have overlooked this tidbit. I think many of the employees at the school would agree that the rule is stupid; they're just afraid of getting sued. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, reminds me of that episode of South Park when everyone was sueing everyone else for sexual harassment. "No matter who wins in the courtroom today, the public school system stands to lose at least $12 million." baby, take off your beret everyone's a critic and most people are DJs
Kor Qel Droma Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 I have a vision of hundreds of junior high fatties lined up on the gym bleachers playing their PSPs or DSs. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Kinda like SouthParks' "Make Love, Not Warcraft" episode? I will blame the kid, not the school. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You say that now, but I bet when you receive the bill for the new halo to keep your kids head straight you'd be whistling a different tune. As mentioned in the tv report, this is pretty much about liability, I think. Jaguars4ever is still alive. No word of a lie.
Judge Hades Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 Hey, its all part of raising the kid. As for the bill, it would be taken out of his or her college fund. That means he or she would have to actually get a job while attending the university, and if he or she decided not to go I guess the money is mine.
Kor Qel Droma Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 And what sort of college fund do you think you'll have for your child at the age of seven or eight? Weak. Jaguars4ever is still alive. No word of a lie.
Dark_Raven Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 That's the problem with kids today. They think they can get away with anything because parents are not being parents. Too many stupid bleeding hearts sticking their noses in someone elses damned business. What ever happened to spanking your kids? O NOES you get reported to the cops as child abuse. Little johnny can't play ruff on the playground any more, he might get hurt or hurt someone else. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.
Pop Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 That's the problem with kids today. They think they can get away with anything because parents are not being parents. Too many stupid bleeding hearts sticking their noses in someone elses damned business. What ever happened to spanking your kids? O NOES you get reported to the cops as child abuse. Little johnny can't play ruff on the playground any more, he might get hurt or hurt someone else. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> lol child abuse. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality!
Judge Hades Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 And what sort of college fund do you think you'll have for your child at the age of seven or eight? Weak. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, since I would probably start one while he or she is still in the womb, and figuring $250 to $300 a month... for 8 to 9 years... I am figuring at least somewhere $20,000 to $35,000, without interest.
Kor Qel Droma Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 This thread is making me think of how much fun we used to have playing tether ball... Jaguars4ever is still alive. No word of a lie.
Judge Hades Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 My friends and I played battle tether ball. It involved a tether ball and a baseball bat.
Skynet Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 (edited) 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. Many of you seem to have overlooked this tidbit. I think many of the employees at the school would agree that the rule is stupid; they're just afraid of getting sued. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Then we're raising our children to be scared as well as soft. Nice. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 'Cautious' is probably a more accurate term than 'scared'. Edit: Despite my arguments, I'm still against the decision. I just wonder how wrong it is for the school system to try to protect themselves from stupid parents. Yeah, reminds me of that episode of South Park when everyone was sueing everyone else for sexual harassment. "No matter who wins in the courtroom today, the public school system stands to lose at least $12 million." <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hm, I never saw that episode. Edited October 18, 2006 by Skynet "Who could blame Skynet? He's such a cute, innocent, steel-bolted robot." -Gauntlet
Tigranes Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 This is retarded. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress)
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