I hope this can be seen as global embarrassment and filtered back to the administrative nincompoops over there at that school! They should be ashamed.
And banning dodgeball and tag is by no means the most stupid thing I've read of schools doing. I recall right after Columbine, this airhead fluffybunny-type elementary teacher explaining how she would not permit ANY child to work or play alone-Children who wanted to sit quietly and read would be FORCED to team up for group play. Always. No exceptions. She actually seemed to believe that not only would this automatically prevent school shootings, but there's something intrinsically wrong with people who are studious, quiet, introverted (which is NOT the same as shy at all), avid readers, or loners. She seemed to believe it would be a great thing to turn all her students into twolegged herd animals incapable of doing anything by themselves and scared to even try.(And y'know, I do know people who can't stand the idea of going to a restaurant or a movie alone. I don't see how they're better off than those of us who can-and do-both these things on occasion.)