Air Force Kids Spared Tag Trauma

Unfortunately it’s not unusual to hear about another school banning tag. This story intrigued me, however, because of the Colorado Springs location and the “Falcon" School District name:

COLORADO SPRINGS — An elementary school has banned tag on its playground after some children complained they were harassed or chased against their will.

“It causes a lot of conflict on the playground,” said Cindy Fesgen, assistant principal of the Discovery Canyon Campus school.

Running games are still allowed as long as students don’t chase each other, she said.

Fesgen said two parents complained to her about the ban but most parents and children didn’t object.

In 2005, two elementary schools in the nearby Falcon School District did away with tag and similar games in favor of alternatives with less physical contact. School officials said the move encouraged more students to play games and helped reduce playground squabbles.

My spirits fell when I looked-up Discovery Canyon Campus School on Google Maps and found it sits on North Gate Road. Sure enough, I followed the road three miles to the west and found the North Gate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. Most likely a lot of parents of the Discovery Canyon Campus School are probably military.

Sissified schools may fit leftist spots in California and Massachusetts but they seem out of place in the district encompassing the world’s premier Air Force Academy.

h/t Small Dead Animals

Originally posted in UNCoRRELATED August 31, 2007.