Originally Posted by RawAlex

It isn't the schools, don't blame them. Blame the parents, the lawyers, and the open ended "sue everyone" world that the US has become. Quite simply, the schools cannot afford to have enough liablity coverage to protext themselves from the lawsuits that would come if they didn't take action.

You want to fix this? Don't blame the schools, support tort reform... millions of dollars because little Johnny got a bump on his head in the playground is the sort of thing that must get stopped.