[HungarianGypsy]

My son was just stunned about the silliness of the school districts in this article.
If you go to the main page of the East Valley Tribune there is a link to a columnist's commentary regarding this article.

[cripplecreek]

Too many safety rules for adults these days. If you buy a bic lighter there's a warning on the side that says it contains a flamable liquid.

[ClearCase_guy]

"We’re looking out for the masses," Jackson said. "I don’t think we can be too safe."

I wonder how he feels about Karl Marx? I'm guessing he wants the masses to be perfectly safe in a dictatorship of the proletariat, ruled over by a vanguard made up of first-grade teachers.

[microgood]

The solution is to put all the trial lawyers in internment camps until we can figure out what to do to them.

[wizardoz]

So I guess a shooting range is out of the question...?

[scooter2]

Why not just post a sign that says,
"NO PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND"?

[Straight8]

I'm surprised Scottsdale still has those deathtraps on their playground. </sarc>
How safe is safe enough? Next the kids will have to dress like the Michelin man just to go to the bathroom.

[pa mom]

"Paradise Valley Unified School District requires children to wear hats when they go outdoors"

This isn't out of line--these folks are in the desert. We have a friend who just died at 43 of melanoma so I guess it touches a nerve.

But let them run and play, for goodness sakes.

[Renegade]

I got so fed up I gave my 12 year old the .22 and said go out in the woods and shoot some cans .

[LIConFem]

And here we see little Janey modeling her school's new uniform, designed to protect students from everything from hurtful insults to a meteor strike.

[Mr. Mojo]

must "power walk" or skip at some schools because running is too dangerous.

Yep, I've heard about "no running on the playground" rules for quite some time now. Makes playing basketball quite difficult. (Man, talk about a slow half court offense).

[End Times Sentinel]

At my daughter's elementary school, they told her she couldn't play mumbly peg anymore and even said they'd take her dagger away if she brought it again.  That crazy rule even goes for the sixth graders!

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

[mysterio]

Are There Too Many Safety Rules For Kids?

Yes. And for adults, too. And both political parties are big fans of safety statism. The "punish the class" mentality of safety legislation is one of the big reasons I stopped voting major party.

[John Jorsett]

Do Not Taunt Happy Fun Ball.

Why don't we just dress them in helmets and body armor, implant GPS receivers, and instruct them not to leave their Panic Rooms in the house?

[jcb8199]

"I just think we’re much more responsible now," she said. "

Newspeak for "we don't want to get sued by sue-happy idiot parents."

[Mr. Mojo]

Bike riders must wear helmets at Bologna Elementary School

Oh man. Back in the 70s we used to ride our "dirt bikes" and pop wheelies all over the playground. And occasionally after school we'd set up ramps (progessively further apart) and try to emulate Evel Knievel.

Today that would spell expulsion, no doubt.

[Iron Matron]

IMO, All of these safety precautions are raising a nation of scardy-cats..People who will not take risks to help themselves or others..crybabies.

Children cant ride a bike or skateboard without helmets knee-pads, elbow pads, goggles..geez! Why should a child constantly worry about a skinned knee..or worry about what MAY go wrong..instead of what can go right.

Too much safety...not a good thing.

[LongElegantLegs]

Kids! Shut up, sit down, and play with your condoms!

[Kenton]

No centerfire rifles until the child reaches the age of 12.

[RedRover]

Now that we've saved children from the dangers of running and playing, let's turn our attention to the growing epidemic of childhood obesity! There's always something to keep a do-gooder a busy bee!

[David Isaac]

Are they being overly mothered or overly fathered?