School bans tag in playground because of ripped clothes

Whatever you knew the game as, you probably spent many of your school breaks playing it.

A primary school has banned kids from playing tig and parents are seriously unimpressed.

Christ the King School, in Leeds, West Yorks, claim the traditional playtime game has upset some pupils.

But parents were quick to label the ruling as ‘ridiculous’ and think the children should be allowed to play the contact game at breaktimes.

Pupils caught flouting the ban are disciplined and kept inside.

Whatever you knew the game as, you probably spent many of your school breaks playing it.

A primary school has banned kids from playing tig and parents are seriously unimpressed.

Christ the King School, in Leeds, West Yorks, claim the traditional playtime game has upset some pupils.

But parents were quick to label the ruling as ‘ridiculous’ and think the children should be allowed to play the contact game at breaktimes.

Pupils caught flouting the ban are disciplined and kept inside.

Billy, whose son attends the school, said: ‘The world’s gone crazy, kids can’t do anything these days.’ He added that his son plays rugby and physical contact is good for children.

A pupil at the school said:’If you get caught playing tig then you’ll get sent inside and miss your break time.’

Head teacher Neil Ryan said that while it was keen to see pupils enjoying games at break times the playground was too small for certain activities.

‘We’ve had a few instances recently of children being upset and having clothes torn during games of tig. As a temporary measure, we have decided to ask pupils not to play tig in our small playground for now.

‘Once the weather improves and the larger school field is available to use, the children will be able to play tig again.’

Source: http://metro.co.uk/author/nicole-morley-for-metro-co-uk/ by Nicole Morley Picture: Google Maps