[Paleo Conservative]

Merry-go-rounds, seesaws and tall metal slides are gone. East Valley schools also forbid tackle football, jumping off swings and hanging upside down from monkey bars. Students can still play tag — but they must "power walk" or skip at some schools because running is too dangerous. Pioneer Elementary School in Gilbert prohibits tag altogether.

And the bigest risk to children is to not engage in physical activities. Any wonder that childhood obesity is up and diseases related to obesity like adult onset diabetes are becoming common at younger ages.

[joylyn]

Right. The same "experts" who forbid activity take on the mission of fighting obesity and ADHD. Thus does the nanny state assure that there is always a new crisis for its minions to protect "the masses" against.