JohnRich 4 #1 October 18, 2006 News, from Massachusetts:Tagged Out "Tag is now out during recess at Willett Elementary School in Attleboro. So is touch football and any other unsupervised "chasing" games that are deemed to pose the risk of injury as well as liability to the school. In doing so, the school joined in a growing movement against traditional games played by young children in school gymnasiums and playgrounds..." Source Aren't they likely to poke themselves in the eye with their pencils? Ban 'em! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #2 October 18, 2006 I heard this on the radio this morning. The end is near. Of course, now that it's banned, kids will play even harder and get injured in an unsupervised location. So this isn't about the administrators protecting the kids. It's about the administrators protecting their own liability. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #3 October 18, 2006 It's a joke right? (if not, it should be) Where are we going to get out next batch of warriors, if we keep breeding soft kids? . (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #4 October 18, 2006 QuoteI heard this on the radio this morning. The end is near. Of course, now that it's banned, kids will play even harder and get injured in an unsupervised location. So this isn't about the administrators protecting the kids. It's about the administrators protecting their own liability. Absolutely. I'm getting used to it. We have rules like this at work now. Strictly CYA." . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #5 October 18, 2006 this kinda reminds me of the school my kids attend. Last year they had lunch recess, which was going to play on the playground after they were done eating. This year due to injuries they have the "walking club" or "reading club" Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idrankwhat 0 #6 October 18, 2006 QuoteNews, from Massachusetts:Tagged Out "Tag is now out during recess at Willett Elementary School in Attleboro. So is touch football and any other unsupervised "chasing" games that are deemed to pose the risk of injury as well as liability to the school. In doing so, the school joined in a growing movement against traditional games played by young children in school gymnasiums and playgrounds..." Source Aren't they likely to poke themselves in the eye with their pencils? Ban 'em! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (banging head on wall) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idrankwhat 0 #7 October 18, 2006 Quote It's about the administrators protecting their own liability. Yikes! The "L" word! This is where we're heading as a society. http://www.ebaumsworld.com/2006/10/consent.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #8 October 18, 2006 QuoteThis is where we're heading as a society. "heading" ? Looks like the bus has pulled up in many areas and people are already there to help us unload ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #9 October 18, 2006 Well geez whiz, why don't they ban monkey gyms first before banning tag games?? "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #10 October 18, 2006 Baseball bats should be made out of foam too. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #11 October 18, 2006 Is this regular tag, or the kind where all the kids are holding onto sewing shears during the game? Accuse me of opening the slippery slope argument, but that makes a difference in my mind. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #12 October 18, 2006 QuoteIs this regular tag, or the kind where all the kids are holding onto sewing shears during the game? Accuse me of opening the slippery slope argument, but that makes a difference in my mind. I dunno. I'm thinking the usual childhood tag game. I don't see anything wrong with it. Flag football, well it's a lot safer than the real football, but you can still get hurt falling down trying to reach for the velcroed streamers."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #13 October 18, 2006 Only a couple of months ago the UK parliament passed the following legislation: Compensation Act 2006 2006 Chapter 29 - continued -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PART 1 STANDARD OF CARE 1 Deterrent effect of potential liability A court considering a claim in negligence or breach of statutory duty may, in determining whether the defendant should have taken particular steps to meet a standard of care (whether by taking precautions against a risk or otherwise), have regard to whether a requirement to take those steps might- (a) prevent a desirable activity from being undertaken at all, to a particular extent or in a particular way, or (b) discourage persons from undertaking functions in connection with a desirable activity. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is hoped that the above provision will have a dramatic affect on claims arising out of things like playground games (and a whole host of other activities - including skydiving!!). If courts must have regard to how their findings will affect the insurability of any given activity and thus don't find liability against a defendant when they might well have otherwise done so, there won't be the pressure on places like schools to ban activities like tag. This legislation is specifically designed to head off at the pass the litigation society that we see creeping over from the US. I hope it works! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #14 October 18, 2006 Does this mean no more guns on playgrounds? Bummer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #15 October 18, 2006 QuoteDoes this mean no more guns on playgrounds? Bummer. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,549 #16 October 18, 2006 I think it's damn silly. But how many people would be appalled if their child (or their neighbor's, or sister's, or whatever) were hurt in a game of tag that got too rough? Or that the child said got too rough, even if it didn't? And how many schools will just say "OK, no more tag" after the umpteenth parent coming around all pissed off wanting something done. Kind of like when parents say "children, if you can't stop fighting over the stuffed donkey I'm going to take it away!" Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #17 October 18, 2006 QuoteNews, from Massachusetts: QuoteElementary schools in Cheyenne, Wyo. and Spokane, Wash. banned tag at recess this year. So, too, did a suburban Charleston, S.C. school, outlawing all unsupervised contact sports. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #18 October 18, 2006 Since this response 'seems' so completely out of line, has anyone asked if this "specific" school might have recess issues due to out of control kids with no discipline or concern for others just hitting recess and being completely out of hand? And in the typical school no-one-is-responsible response, instead of dealing with those individual out of control kids and their parents, they just eliminated the games that lend itself to those kids. It gets the administration out of having to talk to the parents of problem makers. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #19 October 18, 2006 Call me a conspiracy theorist, but this is about far more than just protecting the children from injury. It's about brainwashing them to believe that there are no winners or losers in life's game. It discourages those who naturally excel, and does not encourage those who would try hard if they were pushed a little bit. Things like this are the tip of the iceburg. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,080 #20 October 18, 2006 I vote "let school districts decide on their own what happens on their playground." Smear the Queer? Kill the guy with the ball? Baseball? Softball? Boxing? Playing in the mud? Lawn darts? Tackle football? Touch football? Up to them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,564 #21 October 19, 2006 QuoteOnly a couple of months ago the UK parliament passed the following legislation: Compensation Act 2006 2006 Chapter 29 - continued -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PART 1 STANDARD OF CARE 1 Deterrent effect of potential liability A court considering a claim in negligence or breach of statutory duty may, in determining whether the defendant should have taken particular steps to meet a standard of care (whether by taking precautions against a risk or otherwise), have regard to whether a requirement to take those steps might- (a) prevent a desirable activity from being undertaken at all, to a particular extent or in a particular way, or (b) discourage persons from undertaking functions in connection with a desirable activity. They did? Thats awesome!! I couldn't believe the amount of schools that were banning Bulldog and Murderball etc. It is part of growing up (and has been forever) that you find fun ways to beat the crap out of each other with no hard feelings. Trying to legislate that away is just ridiculous.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #22 October 19, 2006 QuoteWillett parent Celeste D'Elia, on the other hand, backed Heppe's decision. Her son, she said, feels safer and enjoys the alternatives to throwing a football around. "I've witnessed enough near collisions" in the playground area, D'Elia said. "I support anything that makes the playground safer and helps teacher to keep track of them." She witnessed "near collisions". Perhaps she would be happier if her son sat on her lap and they talked about their feelings during recess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #23 October 19, 2006 QuoteYikes! The "L" word! This is where we're heading as a society. Time to shoot all the fucking lawyers that think this kind of crap up/. JR... can you figure out a way to get on this?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richards 0 #24 October 19, 2006 Surround them in bubble wrap and make sure they are wearing oxygen masks when they go outside...come to think of it, it would be safer to keep them inside all thier lives. Richards My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #25 October 19, 2006 QuoteCall me a conspiracy theorist, but this is about far more than just protecting the children from injury. It's about brainwashing them to believe that there are no winners or losers in life's game. It discourages those who naturally excel, and does not encourage those who would try hard if they were pushed a little bit. Things like this are the tip of the iceburg. They recently quit letting kids play football at recess at my little boy's school. This is a sport that he excels at. He understands that football was banned because a kid's arm was broken. He's not discouraged from excelling, and he understands that he's still a better football player than the loser kid who got his arm broke....lol (tongue in cheek).-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
