
Dumbass of the Week: School Banning Tag The Dumbass of the Week is intended to highlight the stupidity surrounding us whether big or small, important or useless [KDR: I am not sure if this should be the Dumbass of the Week. Don't get me wrong, the people involved are truly dumbasses but the fact that this is so widespread is scary. Does growing up in a sterile environment really make for a better childhood?] Game of tag banned on playground World Net Daily \|\| February 04, 2006 Dodge ball is out. Too aggressive. Ropes courses are out. Too much liability. And don't even think about proposing a gun club at your child's school these days. But when the principal of Spokane's Washington's Adams Elementary School banned the playing of tag by students on the playground, at least one 3rd-grader had enough. Kubby Boyd organized a petition and got his friends to sign it. He hopes it will change Principal Mary Weber's mind. Weber says the games were just getting too rough. Several other schools in the same district say they have banned the hazardous game of tag, too. Those that still allow it have strict rules such as no pushing or shoving and playing only on soft, grassy surfaces. About KDR \| \| Home \| \| Weekly Features Archive	Weekly Weekly Features Archive
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Dumbass of the Week:
School Banning Tag

The Dumbass of the Week is intended to highlight the stupidity surrounding us whether big or small, important or useless

Kids Playing the Banned Game of Tag

[KDR: I am not sure if this should be the Dumbass of the Week. Don't get me wrong, the people involved are truly dumbasses but the fact that this is so widespread is scary. Does growing up in a sterile environment really make for a better childhood?]

Game of tag banned on playground

World Net Daily || February 04, 2006

Kids Playing the Banned Game of Tag Dodge ball is out. Too aggressive.

Ropes courses are out. Too much liability.

And don't even think about proposing a gun club at your child's school these days.

But when the principal of Spokane's Washington's Adams Elementary School banned the playing of tag by students on the playground, at least one 3rd-grader had enough.

Kubby Boyd organized a petition and got his friends to sign it. He hopes it will change Principal Mary Weber's mind.

Weber says the games were just getting too rough.

Several other schools in the same district say they have banned the hazardous game of tag, too. Those that still allow it have strict rules such as no pushing or shoving and playing only on soft, grassy surfaces.