Bid to ban dodgeball shot down by Louisiana school board
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A plan to ban dodgeball and other "target games" from public schools has been scrapped by Louisiana's top school board.
The prohibition was included in a new set of physical education benchmarks drawn up by nearly two dozen teachers and others on a standards committee.
But The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/2pPF6VK ) that members of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education rejected the proposed ban Tuesday.
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Holly Boffy, board vice president, said education leaders should be careful they don't create regulations that discourage students from enjoying physical education.
A board committee voted for the physical education benchmarks to be revised to get rid of the dodgeball prohibition.
Kathy Hill, a member of the standards committee, said the ban on human targeting games was an attempt to be sensitive about bullying.
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Information from: The Advocate, http://theadvocate.com