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The Portland Tribune
09/10/2009
Recess at many public schools isn’t what it used to be.
Many schoolyard games – such as tag – have been discouraged because kids play too rough and the conflicts carry over into class time afterward, educators say.
“We haven’t played tag for a long time,” says Tamala Newsome, principal at Rosa Parks School in North Portland. “If someone gets pushed down, it’s not intentional but you can’t spend time resolving it. … They’re missing their instruction time. That’s just not OK.”
Now, tag and other schoolyard games have a chance to make a comeback.
