Hi :)

Tag is not allowed at my son's school either. I do not think there is a formal ban, but all of our school district recognizes the "No Tag" rule very strictly. When I thought it was strange/silly/excessive (my son, then 6 got a pink slip for playing it), I asked for a sit-down with the playground coach, I got a little more information and now I feel that it is somewhat justified. Here is what they say happened in our school district, which may be very different from the other incident (anxious to check out that website after my epic tale):

At a local school, four kids were playing tag. One of the children was slightly larger and the game got increasingly rough. The teacher on duty repeatedly asked them to stop, but could not get them under control. Two of the smaller boys were running in front of the larger boy and the larger boy tripped. Unfortunately, they were a couple of feet from a large tree on the playground. When the larger boy knocked into the two smaller boys, one went crashing into the tree, knocked out four teeth and split open his lip, remaining teeth protruding through his lip. He required 18 stitches and dental & cosmetic surgery. The other boy hit his head on the asphault and suffered a minor concussion. The parents of the two smaller boys filed lawsuits against the school district, the school, the teacher on duty AND the parents of the larger boy, stating that he was a bully and had a history of aggressive play.

As a result they agreed district wide to dissallow the game for safety purposes and to avoid further legal issues. When I heard the story I changed my tune. I wouldn't want my son to be on either end of that sh*** sundae, so better safe than sorry.

lol @ sh*t sundae. I'll have to remember that one.
Still...I dunno. If the teacher could not get them under control, that smells fishy to me. First incident of rough-housing, I would have benched one or all of them and if they still continued, off to the principal or something. Then again, there's a reason I'm not a teacher, so there you go.
But yes, that certainly does sound like a rather large sh*t sundae and I wouldn't want my daughter in the emergency room with all of that. (The again, if you knew my daughter, you'd know that she could probably acquire those injuries by tripping over her own feet. She had a nasty scuffle once with the lock on the bathroom stall door in school that bloodied her ear. Klutzniness runs in the family:)
Here's a dumb question: Is long Beach part of LA County? (I could probably find that out myself, but it's too late, I must sleep and I'll forget tomorrow...)

basically let's look at it as all the parents who are wanting these games banned, are the ones who could not keep up when they were kids they are wimps. C'mon a little dodge ball atag and anything else is not going to hurt anyone. my kids love it and yes they have been hit hard and gotten bruises and scrapes but theys till want to play again if we take away everything physical for these kids all taht is left is walking or running around a track yee haw!!

I wouldn't plan the school system. I plan people who think every little thing is worth a million dollar law suit. And a court system that allows such frivolous cases.

Yes, LA Co. Are you OC?

Nope, LA also. So you know the whole fun of it all then.

Yeah, we're a bit removed from L.A./The Hollyweird scene, though. Long Beach is just that, a Long Beach. Sounds like we're pretty close, maybe we should "do lunch" :D lol

I actually WAS one of those kids that constantly got smashed in the face with the ball. All balls any balls. (Okay, get your minds out of the gutter, people). But I learned from it and became experienced at throwing it right back. (After having my ridiculously nerdy glasses trashed quite a few times...) Intestinal fortitude I say...that's what these kids lack today!

At our school the kids all have to have the same school supplies too. Heaven forbid some kid get hurt feelings because someone else has a spiderman folder and they have a plain one. YET, they allow kids to come to school with MP3 players and gameboys......... go figure! There is NO purpose for a kid to have those things in school.

We have the same thing at my daughter's school where they provide the school supplies for uniformity...(is that a word?)
And then they complain that the district is short on funding.
That's IT. I'm homeschooling from now on.
Wait...what?
Screw that...she's going back on Wednesday, I need a break. Me homeschooling is like Adolf Hitler teaching an Equal Opportunity seminar. Ain't happening.
Tag or no tag...she's going :)

L...O....L !!! I cannot wait for Wednesday either. I already have all of the uniforms washed and ready :D I love my little soon-to-be 3rd grader, but it's time to go now!

You all are FUNNY!
Play monkey in the middle and tag at the bus stop!
That's what we do! I do mean WE! Mom & 19 mo old included, until I fall and get hurt!! (the baby seems to do better than mom or maybe they are gunning for me!)

That is awful to see that banned...but I can see how it can lead to bullying and getting rough.

Geez, this wasn't an issue in preschool for me...but now 3-4 weeks into K-garten and my son is getting labeled a bully for sticking up for himself, and for trying to protect girls from a bully.

My son is NOT a bully...for goodness sake, he is scared to ride the bus now...Now, how is that a bully??

Some of these parents need to get control of their kids behavior and teach them that's not right, and also teach proper rules and ways to respond in bully-type circumstances...Not just punish them...

Give them the tools to respond correctly too.