A school in Attleboro, Mass., has banned fun. Well, only indirectly. Willett Elementary School has outlawed tag and touch football, two of the most dangerous games children have enjoyed for generations. It seems that school officials are worried about lawsuits. What's next on the list, four square? Seems logical. We wouldn't want a poor kid hit in the face with a rubber ball.
In all seriousness, the more appropriate question is what will happen when administrators at Willett and others across the country realize such rules prevent children from working off energy that, if left to fester, will drive their teachers crazy. Young students need to run around. That's why recess is a part of lower grades. This is just common sense, of which administrators at Willett and other schools that have banned tag need a serious injection.
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