According to the Mercer Island School District in Washington, children are being protected with the new ban on the oldest playground game in history, which is weird even to the children's parents. Parents have been questioning the school district for the crazy ban and the school district has responded with "This means while at play, especially during recess and unstructured time, students are expected to keep their hands to themselves. The rationale behind this is to ensure the physical and emotional safety of all students