The Game of Tag Is Latest Victim of Overprotective Parents

Oh, good grief.

School Bans Tag After Parents Complain

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A Colorado Springs elementary school is banning the game of tag on its playground -- after some children complained that they'd been chased or harassed against their will.

Assistant Principal Cindy Fesgen of the Discovery Canyon Campus school said running games will be allowed, as long as students don't chase each other.

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I predict the next thing to go will be the formation of single-file lines, as that might make students near the back of the line feel demeaned by the students ahead of them. Or maybe we should get rid of the jungle gyms; after all, the fat/weak kids who can't pull themselves up might feel socially inadequate in front of their peers. And we can't have that, now, can we?