Colo. school bans tag on its playground

[goddess_nemesis]

Colo. school bans tag on its playground (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070830/ap_on_fe_st/odd_tag_banned_3)
Thu Aug 30, 7:44 AM ET

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - An elementary school has banned tag on its playground after some children complained they were harassed or chased against their will.

"It causes a lot of conflict on the playground," said Cindy Fesgen, assistant principal of the Discovery Canyon Campus school.

Running games are still allowed as long as students don't chase each other, she said.

Fesgen said two parents complained to her about the ban but most parents and children didn't object.

In 2005, two elementary schools in the nearby Falcon School District did away with tag and similar games in favor of alternatives with less physical contact. School officials said the move encouraged more students to play games and helped reduce playground squabbles.

[drew70]

It's all part of the liberal wussification of America's children.

[cloudgazer2k]

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[Knox The Hatter]

Tag?

Right.

Of course, this stupid woman has no answers for hazing or bullying. Oh, well. One would suspect her of having tried to change the rules of Tag first. You know. Instead of saying, "you're it", the kids would be forced to say, instead, "I'm sorry for the physical contact here, I didn't want to be construed as being disrespectful towards you, or being viewed as frowning upon the Spirit Of Diversity that allows the likes of you sharing this schoolyard with me, but you are now the one designated to hand this psychological trauma on to someone else."

Easier to just ban it. That's what we do in America. Instead of applying logic and, God help us, a bit of intellectual gymnastics to an issue, we ban it. I love this place.

[Maestro1874]

Has anybody checked with PETA to see how the avian community feels about duck, duck, goose? Ooops...I meant PTA...

-Maestro

[cloudgazer2k]

pretty soon Dodgeball will be the reason why kids are hardcore killers...

i wonder if any school districts have banned Wallball, 4 square, or any of my other favorites?

[steph]

Hilarious call babe!
Ah, yes, the pussification of America~everyone gets a medal even if they didn't win, etc., etc., I'm all too familiar, as the only one in my circle of friends who's biological clock NEVER went off, I'm with Johnny Knoxville "far too pessimistic about where society is heading to want to procreate..."
However did those of us who grew up playing tag ever survive such horror? And folks here actually wonder why some of us like our pets more than some people...(rolls eyes)

XOXO



Has anybody checked with PETA to see how the avian community feels about duck, duck, goose? Ooops...I meant PTA...

-Maestro

[lespieds]

They banned the game "tag"?
Gyod that is like one of the simplest fun games growing up.
We used to love playing that.

BUT keep in mind where it happened- Colorado of all places. That state sucks in General. Yes I used to live there and yes I know Co. Springs quite well.
Colorado is nothing more than a square piece of shit on the world.

Altho nothing really suprises me after what happened about this time last year - My then 9 year old son got into a fight and they actually pressed charges. It was in our own neighborhood. I wonder if that is normal. Maybe the cop was trying to prove what a bad ass he was or something.

I still cannot figure out why some people often hold children to an adult standard of thinking and acting.

[goddess_nemesis]

I actually fear for the future. They say the children are our future. Boy, oh, boy, what a messed up future it will be because the children have been wussified. As much as it sucks that your kid gets hurt, it's part of life and they need to deal with failure and disappointment. That's how you build character.

But also note how only a couple of parents protested the ban while the majority didn't care. Most likely because the kids are too interested in playing their Gameboys or listening to their Ipods to care about actual games.

How about you ban the Gameboys, PSPs, Ipods, etc., during recess, forcing kids to actually play rather than sit on their asses doing nothing.

[maniactickler]

Yep. another dose of spineless liberalism. soon this country will full of man pussies.

[resptimes]

You have to be kidding me...:yowzer:

[locker669]

Tag is banned, but soda and junk food are still allowed. Maybe if Tag was sponsored by Coke it would be acceptable?

[He-Man]

pretty soon Dodgeball will be the reason why kids are hardcore killers...



And after outside games, people will have to ban their kids from playing board games, because kids who play "Battleship" will grow up to be terrorists.

Oh, and "Monopoly" will make them greedy..and "Sorry!" will teach them that it's okay to cut in line! "Hungry Hungry Hippos" encourages overeating!

The horror, the horror!

[He-Man]

School yard fights teach kids about diplomacy and self defense.

Yeah, it stinks now that even a kid who's only trying to defend himself can get in trouble for fighting.

Back before that "zero tolerance" crap (which is what it is..CRAP), if you were a bully and got your ass kicked by the person you were pickin on, well, tough shit-- you shouldn't have been pickin on anyone(at least that's the attitude teachers and staff had at schools I went to).

[AnnieHall]

Oh, for fuck's sake. This country is going to Hell in a handbasket.

Children will be sent to school in plastic bubbles in a few years.

[summerdaez]

Ah, but no one has mentioned the millions of knees that will be saved from becoming bloody in a fall by banning such a vicious, malicious and sociopath-forming game such as Tag.


For gods sake, won't someone think about the knees? :rolleyes:

[Maestro1874]

This generation and the one before it have been taught almost from the womb that nothing negative should ever happen in to them. Pain? No way. Disappointment? Unacceptable. Humiliation? Banned! Loss? Please. It is this softening of all the world's pointy corners that is causing the very instability that it is designed to prevent.

I have a number of people under the age of 25 working for me, and the pervading sense of entitlement is simply mind boggling. You pay me to do my job? So what? I DESERVE more. Never mind the fact that many of the people asking for more don't ever come close to earning what the currently have.

I say let's play Tag. And fumble rumble. And any other fool game that teaches children that we AREN'T all created equal. Maybe then they can start to understand that it is the things that are different, the things that make them unique that are so special. I don't think anyone can truly understand winning until they've lost a few games.

I'll take the skinned knees everyday over stifling mediocrity and boring homogeny.

-Maestro

[AnnieHall]

Or worse, home schooled. :(

Yeah, that is quite worse.

[Goodieluver]

Am i glad recess didnt suck as much as it apparently does now when i was in school, but then again, i did endure the ending of dodgeball but we had ways around that :cool2:

[locker669]

A kid would get slapped to hard and complain to their parents.

The parents would sue the school because their child was assaulted by another student.

The parents would hold a PTA meeting and find out that some children/parents complained before and nothing happened.

The principle(sp) gets fired.

The school settles the lawsuit (and loses lots of money in lawyer and court fees)

So rather than take a chance someone may get hurt it's easier to ban everything.

[goddess_nemesis]

A kid would get slapped to hard and complain to their parents.

The parents would sue the school because their child was assaulted by another student.

The parents would hold a PTA meeting and find out that some children/parents complained before and nothing happened.

The principle(sp) gets fired.

The school settles the lawsuit (and loses lots of money in lawyer and court fees)

So rather than take a chance someone may get hurt it's easier to ban everything.

Then using that logic, you might as well ban dodgeball, kickball, basketball, and any and all running and chasing games. That way no kid can ever be hurt.

[lk70]

Then using that logic, you might as well ban dodgeball, kickball, basketball, and any and all running and chasing games. That way no kid can ever be hurt.

I think Dodge Ball became politically incorrect YEARS ago. In my youth, we played "smear the queer" with no idea what queer might mean but even then we weren't allowed to play it in school. And that would be.....25-30 years ago. It should be noted I went to a high falutin private school though. No idea what they did in public school.

[Knox The Hatter]

Well, they've banned thinking long ago...

[pinkgirl23]

if i had a kid i would put them in a private school

[drew70]

Or worse, home schooled. :(Voice of experience, no doubt. :rolleyes:

I think it's definitely a result of liberal education policies. All this worrying about a child's self esteem. It's the wussification of our children. Children need to grow up in the school of hard knocks before they can graduate to the University of Life. It all starts with the Kindergarten of getting the shit kicked out of you. ;)

[kis123]

I am so glad my kids are out of grade school.

BTW, I have every intention of home-schooling my grandchildren (when I get them). Private and public schools today are no more than breeding grounds for spineless mediocrity. Everyone's the same, no child left behind, bullying is sssssoooooooo bad! People make me sick sometimes!

My kids were told "no", weren't given everything they want when they wanted it, occasionally got punished or even spanked (yes people, I said "spanked"). And guess what people??? Not only did they survive, they learned to be accountable for their actions and behaved like human beings in society. Wow, what a concept!!!!

Parents need to teach children that life isn't fair and they're not going to get the world on a silver platter. That's where this false sense of entitlement is coming from. What the hell does the game of tag have to do with it? Anything that'll get these kids off their butts and appropriately interact with each other is fiine with me.

These kids aren't going to be ready to take over when the time comes; they have spines of jellyfish. We'll be ninety years old dropping dead at our desks because we'll still have to support them. All this Dr Spock-inspired BS is really starting to take it's toll on our society. If we don't start swinging the pendulum back in the right direction, we're doomed!!!!!

[GirlWhoLikes2Laugh]

I think it's a shame that they had to ban the classic game of tag just because some kids had some problems. I think the solution would've been for those kids that were being harassed by other kids just shouldn't play tag with those kids and just play with other kids.

[locker669]

Then using that logic, you might as well ban dodgeball, kickball, basketball, and any and all running and chasing games. That way no kid can ever be hurt.



What do you think is happening now? Dodgeball is banned in some schools already.

[RobAce]

Children need to grow up in the school of hard knocks before they can graduate to the University of Life. It all starts with the Kindergarten of getting the shit kicked out of you.

Did I hear a shout out Drew?

Its a nice signature line isn't it.

But yes I agree with the last several posters especially this......

Parents need to teach children that life isn't fair and they're not going to get the world on a silver platter. That's where this false sense of entitlement is coming from.
Spot on kis!!
Definitely spot on!

Rob

[kis123]

But yes I agree with the last several posters especially this......

Spot on kis!!
Definitely spot on!

Rob

And believe me, I'm feeling it!!

I tell parents that there's good news and bad news. The good news is we set out to give our kids more than what we got as kids. The bad news is that we actually succeeded what we set out to do.

Whatever happened to putting your nose the the grindstone? What happened to paying your dues? What happened to hard work pays off? Kids nowadays (in general) think they're doing the world a favor by sheer existance. They come to work expecting a paycheck whether they put in a real days' work or not. The false sense of entitlement oozes from their pores and basically nauseates me.

I don't necessarily think these kids are bad, but someone had better get to them before they're turned loose on society because the world's getting sick of it all!! And to all of you namby-pamby, Dr Spock believing, so-called "experts"; you're not doing kids a favor by protecting them from the things of life! In life you skin your knees, learn to fall, then learn how to pick yourself up with a llittle help from your parents. In life you learn to cope with disappointment and the negative things that happen. Life teaches you to grow a spine and swing back when it hits you. Talk about nearly an entire generation of wusses?? They won't ever be able to help themselves at this rate!!

Kis is all done with her rant folks; this is just so personal because I can't stand wussy behavior from anyone!!! Just drives me nuts!!!!:ignite::ignite: I'm going to bed now and return this thread to its original owner.............:Grrr:

[lk70]

You know, I'm curious. If we all agree this is insane, and more or less agree that kids need to learn to deal with things.....who is making this happen?

Are there people here on the forum reading this who agree that tag should be banned and are just afraid to speak up? Someone must represent the other side of this debate.

[kingp]

I am thinking there may be more to this story than what is being reported, but in case it isnt.....alot of schools try to present the world as what is ISNT, harmonous, and within rules of civilized society...what the world really is however is dog eat dog...survival of the fittest...what have you.....in the hope that they will achieve a calm uncompetitive world with no losers...however that is not and will never be the case....


When I was in 5th grade, at my public school, we were let out into a common yard after we ate and left to our own devices. It was totallly enclosed, meaning you were trapped. Eventually in my school it was try to hop on someone all at once. Not tag. Many would be chosen as "it" As the school year wore on, I eventually was selected as the favorite chasee, because, as it turned out, I was the hardest of our age group to catch. I actually fondly remember running through that yard with at least, no joke, 15 or so kids after me trying to catch me, and making kid after kid miss. It was both terrifying and electrifying at the same time. It helped me to become the distance runner I later became, and enabled me to avoid being smashed to pieces by those much bigger than me later on in life. I still play with kids with the object of them trying to catch me....

I am of the belief that as long as no one is getting physically harmed, let kids be kids.

[Dussicar]

You know, I'm curious. If we all agree this is insane, and more or less agree that kids need to learn to deal with things.....who is making this happen?


Suburbanites.


Personally, I say we burn down the school and start from scratch.:couch:

[resptimes]

You know, I'm curious. If we all agree this is insane, and more or less agree that kids need to learn to deal with things.....who is making this happen?

Are there people here on the forum reading this who agree that tag should be banned and are just afraid to speak up? Someone must represent the other side of this debate.

Who is making this happen you ask....Liberal America!!!!

[CitY of MicA]

I think it is imperative, as Americans, that we reduce every situation or conflict we read about to black and white- i.e. liberal vs. conservative or republican vs. democrat. These are our two choices. And if the game of tag is banned at a particular school in Colorado, it is obviously pandemic and emblamatic of a larger problem and general conspiracy amongst ___________s (insert only liberal or conservative here) to turn our children into spineless jellyfish. I know the administration members at this school, and, believe me, they all __________________________________________________ (wear pink underwear and participate in homosexual rituals/are gun-toting maniacs who sleep with bibles underneath their pillows). That is the reason for this incredible miscarriage that somehow applies to all our nations schools :ranty:.

[Mz Chaos]

Well thank God they got rid of that awful game!

Now lets work on getting rid of the monkey bars where kids can fall and get hurt... and the slides, the metal can get too hot in the summer and cause discomfort... and the swings where there may be some inappropriate touching if someone is giving another a push... and that nasty tether ball that can hit a poor child in the face... and the spinner thingy that can promote motion sickness and make kids puke... and oh my God... don't even get me started on teeter-totters!!!
Baseball with those weapons they call bats and basketball where a child could be bruised by a bump, Dodgeball should be considered criminal and Red Rover could result in the seperation of a shoulder socket. The running in Kickball could cause some poor child to trip and fall and even the plastic disk of a Frizbee could knock out or loosen a tooth if the child gets hit in the face.

I am all for a playground void of any fun thing what-so-ever. It should be an all grassy area devoid even of benches where children could get a splinter. Children should be made to sit in one place and not move to prevent any chance of bruising.

Playgrounds are just evil!!!

[kis123]

Well thank God they got rid of that awful game!

Now lets work on getting rid of the mokey bars where kids can fall and get hurt... and the slides, the metal can get too hot in the summer and cause discomfort... and the swings where there may be some inappropriate touching if someone is giving another a push... and that nasty tether ball that can hit a poor child in the face... and the spinner thingy that can promote motion sickness and make kids puke... and oh my God... don't even get me started on teeter-totters!!!
Baseball with those weapons they call bats and basketball where a child could be bruised by a bump, Dodgeball should be considered criminal and Red Rover could result in the seperation of a shoulder socket. The running in Kickball could cause some poor child to trip and fall and even the plastic disk of a Frizbee could knock out or loosen a tooth if the child gets hit in the face.

I am all for a playground void of any fun thing what-so-ever. It should be an all grassy area devoid even of benches where children could get a splinter. Children should be make to sit in one place and not move to prevent any chance of bruising.

Playgrounds are just evil!!!

:bowing::bowing::bowing::bowing:

......and the people said........

A-M-E-N!!!!

Say it sista'!!!

[Knox The Hatter]

Well thank God they got rid of that awful game!

Now lets work on getting rid of the monkey bars where kids can fall and get hurt... and the slides, the metal can get too hot in the summer and cause discomfort... and the swings where there may be some inappropriate touching if someone is giving another a push... and that nasty tether ball that can hit a poor child in the face... and the spinner thingy that can promote motion sickness and make kids puke... and oh my God... don't even get me started on teeter-totters!!!
Baseball with those weapons they call bats and basketball where a child could be bruised by a bump, Dodgeball should be considered criminal and Red Rover could result in the seperation of a shoulder socket. The running in Kickball could cause some poor child to trip and fall and even the plastic disk of a Frizbee could knock out or loosen a tooth if the child gets hit in the face.

I am all for a playground void of any fun thing what-so-ever. It should be an all grassy area devoid even of benches where children could get a splinter. Children should be made to sit in one place and not move to prevent any chance of bruising.

Playgrounds are just evil!!!

Of course. This is what happens when you make the mistake of letting humorless social engineers (politburo types) run things. Plenty of them here. Why haven't they been discredited?