In some ways, tag games can also errupt on the school field when someone decides to make a not so nice remark or gesture to someone they know that will take offense and proceed to chase them. While good friends may start laughing and think it's a great game, other children might end up crying or worse if revenge takes place.

However, once I read the very short article- I changed my mind a bit...

Apparently the school is not banning tag because they feel it is archaic or encourages minor bullying and taunting, but because if a student gets injured while playing tag or touch football on the school grounds, the school could get sued. I wonder if they are truly worried about the kids getting hurt or if they are worried about what the school district will do to them once the coffers are threatened in court.

Now while I don't want any one to get sued [unless they deserve it of course,] it was the presence of the word "unsupervised" that caught my attention in the sentence. Just when are the students not supervised on school grounds?? In my opinion they should never be unsupervised as kids will be kids when they get the chance.

So I guess all I can do is wish the school good luck in keeping contact sports banned on their school fields during recess, because kids do have that "dog instinct" that kicks in naturally when they see something they can either chase or keep away from someone else.  Kids will play tag... it's what they do.