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Do education departments have special post-grad seminars on "How to Avoid Using Common Sense" or what?

I used to live across the street from that school ages ago! My younger siblings went to school there and we teenagers in the neighborhood used to play flag football on the front lawn, and hang out in the woods and the field out back, riding our bikes and hiding from our parents.

Not surprised about this, there's always some parent or small group who think that their kid should be exempt from the socializing activities that take place in school. That's not saying that there are some kids who need to be taken aside and taught that some kids are more sensitive than they are and shown what equality is about in an appropriate fashion so that they accept the information and take it into their social toolkit.

Back when I lived there the city seemed to be based on two main groups, the Catholics and the Greek Orthodox, wonder if it's still like that with the exponential growth the city has seen over the decades. A lot of folks like to shop in Nashua due to the "no sales tax" thing, the state borders are lined with mega shopping malls now. I remember when that wasn't the case, but that was in a different century. But I digress.

This might be another way to kill public schools too.

In fact, why not wear helmets and protective padding all day long? Children need protective gear from the time they get out of bed until they go to bed at night. Injuries can happen just about anywhere, anytime.

Do it all virtually, with electrode pads to stimulate the muscles and simulate physical activity. Their future cube-farm life will be like that, anyway

I was running away from somebody and ran directly into someone's head as he was bending over to pick up a basketball. I didn't see him as I was looking behind me.

but I walk funnier, it was close to the knee.

They are basically lazy asses and wouldn't take her to the physical therapy she was supposed to do---

She keeps walking with a twist, probably be like that forever thanks to "mom & dad"

We were also pretty partial to British Bulldog, which pretty much always ended in blood. Fun times...

I get the principal's point, though: if the school is seeing concussions and a broken wrist it might be time for a more structured and supervised game. Basketball, flag football, soccer, kickball, volleyball, 4-square, handball (?) - there are other energetic and even competitive games that might be a bit more orderly (and safer for the bystanders, at least)...