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Local school district bans 'Tag' over emotional well-being of students - Jason Rantz | MyNorthwest.com

BY JASON RANTZ, KIRO Radio Host | September 24, 2015

What have our schools become when administrators ban the game of tag over the emotional well-being of kids? Well, a laughing stock.

But that hasn't stopped the Mercer Island School District from banning the harmless game without even consulting parents.

The school district's communications director Macy Grade, in an email, told Q13 that the "rationale behind this [ban] is to ensure the physical and emotional safety of all students.

Emotional safety? Are kids such wimps that they become traumatized while chased in a game they volunteer to play? Or is that the hyper-sensitive, hyper-protective school district feels the need to protect students from made up dangers to justify their paychecks? ...

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