Kids, Sit on Your Hands and Enjoy Recess!

You’ve probably already heard about the Attleboro, Massachusetts, elementary school banning tag and other kinda-sorta-contact sports at recess.

Frank DeFord on Wednesday’s Morning Edition had an commentary on the subject, and on school recess more generally.

I’m co-chair of the PTO at my daughter’s school and recess is, to say the least, an interesting discussion.  While the Attleboro administration cites liability concerns, my guess is that the topic was even open for discussion because parents brought it up, due as much to fear about their kids having their feelings hurt as anything else.  Perhaps liability concerns are an easy reason to give — and no doubt it’s in the mix — but I’d bet it’s at least as much (over?) protective parents as real legal concerns.