Ah, the wonders of Public (Gov't) Education!
Pen them up all day and don't let them play outside lest they COMPETE and damage tender ego and brittle self-esteem. Then when they are overcome with the energy of youth, punish them by KEEPING them inside instead of letting them run outside for recess and put them on brain frying drugs. Send them home wound to the max to sit in front television and video games, spinning their minds completely out of control whilst wasting their physical bodies down to impotent diabetic wards of the State.
Excellent plan executed by intelligent Blue-State geniuses. </sarcasm type='gagging'>
I am so glad that this legislation has passed. When my son was young (2nd grade), he attended public school. As a punishment for getting ansy during a long class session, he and others (happened to be all boys) were kept inside for recess---robbing them of the necessary time to work off their steam! It was always the same band of boys that were punished in this way. At one point, the principal suggested to some of us parents that medication might be necessary! I couldn't believe my ears. One parent actually caved, but we wouldn't. My son got older, learned to settle down naturally (particularly after a healthy stint of homeschooling for 2 years), and now he's a star student in his private middle school (great grades, high test scores. Too often parents, particularly those of spirited boys, are cornered into submission. As the slogan goes: It's important to just say no to drugs!