No Tag 4 U!

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: jbourne77

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

Here's another idea: since your son is such a pussy, how about he simply chooses not to play tag?

We're breeding pansies.

its not a problem with the kids. its a problem with the overprotective parents, the scared $hitless school administrators, and especially the scumbag lawyers who is the reason why school administrators are banning fun games like tag and dodgeball

 

[amicold]

Originally posted by: BobDaMenkey

Originally posted by: jbourne77

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

Here's another idea: since your son is such a pussy, how about he simply chooses not to play tag?

We're breeding pansies.

Good lord. First Dodgeball and now this crap?

If I have a kid I don't think I'm gonna want to send em to a school. Can't do anything fun anymore.

This is also going to help breed more lardarsed kids. Not being allowed to run on the playground, and being shoveled pizza every day from the cafeteria. GREAT!

I'm in highschool and I still can't play "dogdeball" for gym. We had to rename it for insurance purposes.

 

[Exterous]

We're going to have a generation of kids who can't stand up for themselves, can't fight for what is theirs and constantly cry "Thats not fair!"

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: jtvang125

Originally posted by: DougK62
I don't blame the school systems. They need to protect themselves from all the sue-crazy idiots out there.

But it's a sad situation.

Yep, as stupid as this is the schools are just covering their a$$es. It's the sue crazy people that ruined it for everyone else.

Oh yeah. i am not mad at the school. i am mad at society for doing this. Its not just schools its also public parks etc.

Originally posted by: Regs

Originally posted by: Riverhound777
Back in my day...

Seriously that sucks. Kids are going to get so fat.

No vending machines or fried food. Basically kids goto school with a dissected brains and feeding tubes.

heh yeah they are going to try to cut out bad food. not going to work anyway. kids will find a way to bring in the junk food.

unless they start going though backpacks and confiscating food. wich wouldnt suprise me. the school districs around here have a policy of a clear backpack. heh

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Vegitto
Damnit.. If I ever have kids and get to live in the US, I am SO homeschooling my kids.

if you homeschool, your kids wont get ANY social interaction. as opposed to the little they would be getting in a school. homeschooling is not the answer, IMO, for parents who oppose this ban. Those parents who are afraid their kids getting hurt while paying tag should be the ones who homeschool.

 

[Queasy]

I don't know how to blame the most for this...lawyers, idiot parents, or spineless school administrators...

 

[mugs]

I got a corneal abrasion while playing tag in 3rd grade (kid tagged me in the eye). Hurt like hell, had to go to specialists and wear an eye patch for weeks.

But nobody blamed the school. And I continued to play tag when I recovered.

It's unfortunate that we've screwed things up to the point that kids can't have fun anymore.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Aharami
if you homeschool, your kids wont get ANY social interaction. as opposed to the little they would be getting in a school. homeschooling is not the answer, IMO, for parents who dont support this ban. Those parents who are afraid their kids getting hurt while paying tag should be the ones who homeschool.

You're lucky there aren't many homeschool parents here, because you just opened a can of worms!

Not that I disagree with you entirely, all of the former homeschooled kids I knew in college were a bit odd.

 

[MX2]

Yet, they still have those merry-go-rounds (here anyway) that spin at crazy speeds and are easily much more dangerous to kids

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: Vegitto
Damnit.. If I ever have kids and get to live in the US, I am SO homeschooling my kids.

if you homeschool, your kids wont get ANY social interaction. as opposed to the little they would be getting in a school. homeschooling is not the answer, IMO, for parents who dont support this ban. Those parents who are afraid their kids getting hurt while paying tag should be the ones who homeschool.

i disagree with that. the kids across the street are homeschooled. not only do they have to go to diffrent places for test they alre also in many diffrent clubs etc.

around here many are homeschooled. there is a huge social netowrk that they belong to. Homeschooling is not just keeping the child in the house and away from people. that may have been when it started but now it is a good option for many.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: jbourne77

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

Here's another idea: since your son is such a pussy, how about he simply chooses not to play tag?

We're breeding pansies.

its not a problem with the kids. its a problem with the overprotective parents, the scared $hitless school administrators, and especially the scumbag lawyers who is the reason why school administrators are banning fun games like tag and dodgeball

Don't just blame the scumbag lawyers, though they deserve a healthy share of it.

Blame the people who see every minor misfortune as a chance to roll the lawsuit dice and maybe get some easy cash. Blame the juries of your peers who make huge awards int these absurd cases. Blame the insurance companies who settle rather then fight these absurd cases. Blame the politicians for being so in bed with the trial lawyers that no reform legislation can be passed.

 

[NFS4]

Imagine the day where they ban the physical activity of having sex and make everyone reproduce in a lab a la Demolition Man.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: mugs
I got a corneal abrasion while playing tag in 3rd grade (kid tagged me in the eye). Hurt like hell, had to go to specialists and wear an eye patch for weeks.

But nobody blamed the school. And I continued to play tag when I recovered.

It's unfortunate that we've screwed things up to the point that kids can't have fun anymore.

At one elementary school I went to, we played tag, dodgeball, and other 'rough' games on a blacktop (large area paved with something similar to a street).

I'm pretty sure that has been banned now and the blacktop is called something else as well for political correctness purposes.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
That's the biggest load of crap I've read today, even by ATOT standards. I suppose next we'll have to ban playground equipment because some kid could fall or trip on one of the steps. Then we'll have to ban chairs at the desks because kids can fall out of them. We should even ban food so they don't choke!

They are already banning certain types. Jungle gyms, monkey bars, and merry-go-rounds (the spin-it-yourself type) have been banned in most places.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: NFS4
Imagine the day where they ban the physical activity of having sex and make everyone reproduce in a lab a la Demolition Man.

that won't happen. err i hope not while i am able to have sex anywya.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: amicold

Originally posted by: BobDaMenkey

Originally posted by: jbourne77

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

Here's another idea: since your son is such a pussy, how about he simply chooses not to play tag?

We're breeding pansies.

Good lord. First Dodgeball and now this crap?

If I have a kid I don't think I'm gonna want to send em to a school. Can't do anything fun anymore.

This is also going to help breed more lardarsed kids. Not being allowed to run on the playground, and being shoveled pizza every day from the cafeteria. GREAT!

I'm in highschool and I still can't play "dogdeball" for gym. We had to rename it for insurance purposes.

My school renamed it to "War Ball."

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: mugs
I got a corneal abrasion while playing tag in 3rd grade (kid tagged me in the eye). Hurt like hell, had to go to specialists and wear an eye patch for weeks.

But nobody blamed the school. And I continued to play tag when I recovered.

It's unfortunate that we've screwed things up to the point that kids can't have fun anymore.

At one elementary school I went to, we played tag, dodgeball, and other 'rough' games on a blacktop (large area paved with something similar to a street).

I'm pretty sure that has been banned now and the blacktop is called something else as well for political correctness purposes.

Yeah, same here. We played touch football on the blacktop at recess.

 

[irishScott]

Wow. Some people are just stupid. Democracy is great, but there's something to be said for supressing certain minorities...

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: jbourne77

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

Here's another idea: since your son is such a pussy, how about he simply chooses not to play tag?

We're breeding pansies.

truth.

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: NFS4
Imagine the day where they ban the physical activity of having sex and make everyone reproduce in a lab a la Demolition Man.

[simon phoenix] i'm sorry to say that the world has become a p****-whipped, brady bunch version of itself, run by a bunch of robed sissies. [/simon phoenix]

 

[KarenMarie]

We are, without a doubt, destroying our children and our society.

VeggieFrog caught part of a cartoon where the main character was winning a race and stopped short of the finish line to wait for all his friends. when questioned why he did so, he repsonded that he did not want to make the other racers feel bad for not winning, so would wait for them and they could all cross the finish line together. He said that although he did not win the race he did feel like he won the best friend in the world prize.

I read where a school has BANNED every student from ever having a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch, even if brought from home, because ONE KID in kindergarten was allergic to peanuts.

There is a school in NY that BANNED Mother's Day because of ONE KID who had two gay men as parents.

I remember when....if you could not read at a third grade level, you did NOT go to fourth grade. They don't do that anymore... because they don't want the kids to feel bad.

I read that they want to do away with RED ink when marking papers in grade school because RED is an angry color. This one school picked PURPLE ink because PURPLE is a freindly color.


Eh... rant over!

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: anxi80

Originally posted by: NFS4
Imagine the day where they ban the physical activity of having sex and make everyone reproduce in a lab a la Demolition Man.

[simon phoenix] i'm sorry to say that the world has become a p****-whipped, brady bunch version of itself, run by a bunch of robed sissies. [/simon phoenix]

And how appropriate is it that Wesley Snipes is currently running from the law:laugh:

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: DougK62
I don't blame the school systems. They need to protect themselves from all the sue-crazy idiots out there.

Agreed. It's the idiot parents (like the one quoted in the article) that are a problem.

Let them send their kids to Pussy University. Give them a voucher, I don't care. I want my kid playing tag. Kids need to learn the good with the bad.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
We are, without a doubt, destroying our children and our society.

VeggieFrog caught part of a cartoon where the main character was winning a race and stopped short of the finish line to wait for all his friends. when questioned why he did so, he repsonded that he did not want to make the other racers feel bad for not winning, so would wait for them and they could all cross the finish line together. He said that although he did not win the race he did feel like he won the best friend in the world prize.

I read where a school has BANNED every student from ever having a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch, even if brought from home, because ONE KID in kindergarten was allergic to peanuts.

There is a school in NY that BANNED Mother's Day because of ONE KID who had two gay men as parents.

I remember when....if you could not read at a third grade level, you did NOT go to fourth grade. They don't do that anymore... because they don't want the kids to feel bad.

I read that they want to do away with RED ink when marking papers in grade school because RED is an angry color. This one school picked PURPLE ink because PURPLE is a freindly color.


Eh... rant over!

I'm with you on everything but the peanut butter thing. Some people have peanut allergies that are extremely serious and potentially deadly and can be triggered be even very small amounts - like a crumb left on the table that gets on the allergic kids food.

My son's daycare bans all nut products because a child there has severe peanut allergies. The staff has been trained to administer epi syringes that are kept on hand. My daughters elementary school sets aside a table in the cafeteria for any kids that have peanut butter. Sad ... but that's a very real and potentially deadly risk.

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: jbourne77

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

Here's another idea: since your son is such a pussy, how about he simply chooses not to play tag?

We're breeding pansies.

its not a problem with the kids. its a problem with the overprotective parents, the scared $hitless school administrators, and especially the scumbag lawyers who is the reason why school administrators are banning fun games like tag and dodgeball

I called him a pussy because she's quoted as saying that her son feels safer. Whether or not he actually said that, or said it because he wanted to please Mommy, is up in the air.

He should be saying "MOM WTF?!"