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FINALLY: Middle school bans everything dangerous.

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PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Worries about injuries at a Long Island school have led to a surprising ban.

As CBS 2’s Jennifer McLogan reported Monday, officials at Weber Middle School in Port Washington are worried that students are getting hurt during recess. Thus, they have instituted a ban on footballs, baseballs, lacrosse balls, or anything that might hurt someone on school grounds.

Tossing a football during recess has long seemed to be a rite of passage for kids in the school community.

“I think we need the soccer balls, the footballs and everything, so we can have some fun,” one student said.

But the students will have no such option anymore. They were just informed that during recess, football is out and Nerf ball is in. Hard soccer balls have been banned, along with baseballs and lacrosse balls, rough games of tag, or cartwheels unless supervised by a coach.

Students were not thrilled about the news.

“Cartwheels and tag — I think it’s ridiculous they are banning that,” one said.

“You go for recess — that’s your free time to go let loose and recharge,” another said.

“That’s all we want to do,” a third student said. “We’re in school all day sitting behind the desk learning.”

But Port Washington schools Supt. Kathleen Maloney said the change in policy is warranted due to a rash of playground injuries.

“Some of these injuries can unintentionally become very serious, so we want to make sure our children have fun, but are also protected,” Maloney said.

Without helmets and pads, children are much more susceptible to getting hurt, experts said.

Long Island Jewish Medical Center emergency room director Dr. Salvatore Pardo said he has been seeing “head injuries, bumps, scrapes; worried about concussions.”

But some parents said it is really about liability and lawsuits.

“Children’s safety is paramount, but at the same time, you have to let them live life,” said Port Washington parent Ellen Cohen.

Several districts from outside Long Island are already contacting Nassau County educators. Soon, additional schools may be jumping on the banning balls bandwagon.

The Port Washington district said the softer foam balls put students in the best situation to cut down the chance of getting injured.
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American exceptionalism!!!

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/10...hool-bans-footballs-other-recreational-items/
 
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It's more that the school is worried about lawsuits rather than the safety of the children. There are a lot of scumbags out there that would take money away from education just because their kid got a scraped knee. This is why America badly needs to reform their tort law system.
 
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It's more that the school is worried about lawsuits rather than the safety of the children. There are a lot of scumbags out there that would take money away from education just because their kid got a scraped knee. This is why America badly needs to reform their tort law system.
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Pretty much. They act like kids have never gotten hurt before during recess.
 
When I was in grammar school any boy that came in from recess without a bloody wound would be shunned. Whatever we played we played for keeps, every single day.
 
Huh....tag wasn't allowed back when I was in elementary school, >20 years ago.



Also, bumps and scrapes at an emergency room?
 
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Have all parents sign a waiver to allow your child to participate in recess else they can go to the gym and sit around with the other losers. Problem solved.
 
We weren't allowed to have baseballs on recess either. Lacrosse didn't exist then.

I see no problem with the ban. They can use nerf balls it says.
 
Shit I have gotten concussions during recess when I was in grade 6.


We used to have these rubber balls (not solid) that we would whip at each other. The rule was no head shot. They hurt like hell, I remember the bruises.
 
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We never took balls to recess either. Im not sure if it was actually against the rules or if the school simply didnt provide balls and no one wanted to bring their own. I don't remember ever even thinking about it, actually. We did play tag and stuff though.
 
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