Tag, you’re it.
When did this become a form of harassment? Oh, right, the nanny-state:
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.
Let me make that last sentence a little more, um, realistic:
Fesgen said two parents who know what goes on in their kid’s life complained to her about the ban but most parents are oblivious and the children
didn’t object.were quickly silenced.
What in the name of all things Holy is going on here? Was it your liberal little heart strings that were tugged at because some little kid was “it” and didn’t want to be? What ever happened to just saying, “So, go play on the monkey bars.” Do they still have monkey bars, or have those been banned also?
Also, how the heck are you chased against your will? I could see if it was like a bear or something, and you were running your butt off and were like “I really don’t like this bear chasing me. It is chasing me against my will. This is harassment.”
But, if a kid comes running at you, you don’t have to run away. You could just stand there and when he says “TAG!, YOU’RE IT!” you walk away. Or stand there. But you don’t need to run. If you stand there, they will not ask you to play tag again. It will pretty much kill the whole game right there.
By the way, there is a problem in America with fat kids. Thought you would want to know. Maybe the playground could use a little uninvited chasing. Or better yet, motivate those chubby kids to run. Perhaps you could give the fastest kid a peanut butter sandwich and a Playstation Portable and have all the kids who don’t want to play tag try to catch him.
