Should Parents Be Allowed To Ban Dodgeball Be Banned?

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Dodgeball is a game in which players on two teams try to throw large balls at each other while avoiding being hit themselves. The game was originally played in elementary school. However the sport has recently emerged as a popular middle school, high school and college sport. It has become popular due to its versatile range of playing options it can be played almost anywhere. The main goal of the game is the participants of one team is to eliminate all members of the opposing team by hitting them within the ole days rubber balls but nowadays foam balls, catching a ball thrown by someone of the opposite team, or forcing them to go outside the boundaries of the court in the act of dodging a ball. Now let me give you a brief history of what some parents are considering a …show more content…

Others who have followed in their footsteps are multiple districts in Virginia, Florida, New York, Maine, Massachusetts, and most recently a New Hampshire school district has banned the game of dodgeball over concerns about the violence and bullying that seemed to follow this sport. In a four to one decision, the five-member school board panel voted to ban the classic gym game which has been a rite of passage for years for kids not to mention a whole lot of fun for everyone The one person who voted against the ban had this to say "We have rules to deal with bullying, we don't need to ban games such as dodgeball just to enforce those rules." If the goal of these schools is to get rid of violence in sports entirely why would they not ban football (Middleton)? Compared to Dodgeball, which sport causes more injuries, such as concussions and knee injuries? That answer would be Football so why are schools not jumping on the matter of banning football. That’s because football is a gateway sport to an all paid trip to

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