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Old 10-08-2013, 06:49 AM
 
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Just felt you had to make a post, even though you had nothing.

And this coming from someone who defended the wrong headed actions of the school admin. with imaginary lawsuits.


“To the degree that we take away play, we deprive children of the ability to practise adulthood, and we create people who will go through life with a sense of dependence and victimisation, a sense that there is some authority out there who is supposed to tell them what to do and solve their problems. That is not a healthy way to live.” – psychologist Peter Gray
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Old 10-08-2013, 07:21 AM
 
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Several districts from outside Long Island are already contacting Nassau County educators. Soon, additional schools may be jumping on the banning balls bandwagon
LOL seems like they did this a few decades ago.
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Old 10-08-2013, 07:30 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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What you'll see next is removing recess completely because someone might fall you know.
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Old 10-08-2013, 07:37 AM
 
Location: Tennessee
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Old 10-08-2013, 10:27 AM
 
Location: planet octupulous is nearing earths atmosphere
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I was reading the game tag will be banned soon.. tapping angel wings will replace it
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Old 10-08-2013, 10:34 AM
 
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Dodgeball was so much fun in elementary school. Everybody who ever played it when they were younger, still remembers it. That district on long island is full of liberal yuppies. I'm not suprised by this.
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Old 10-08-2013, 03:58 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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More kids are hurt by the stairs at the school, than are hurt by a ball hitting them.
Careful. Now they will ban stairs.
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Old 10-08-2013, 04:00 PM
 
Location: Pa
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As long as there are parents who will sue school districts over the silliest, pettiest minor injuries, insults, etc, school districts will take ridiculous measures to protect their funds from these parasites and their lawyers.
AS long as Lawyers are willing to sue and gullible juries willing to award you will have frivolous lawsuits.
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Old 10-08-2013, 04:07 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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As long as there are parents who will sue school districts over the silliest, pettiest minor injuries, insults, etc, school districts will take ridiculous measures to protect their funds from these parasites and their lawyers.
It's not the fault of greedy parents. If the jury has any sense at all, they will not award damages to silly risk averse parents.

And BTW, it's not "their funds".
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Old 10-08-2013, 04:37 PM
 
Location: Texas
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And BTW, it's not "their funds".
Apply for a refund. Report back with your progress.
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