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Originally posted by TheNeonAlien omg here we go. there are plenty of fun, exciting way to get kids involved in physical activity. running up and down stairs is not one of them.

Whether the physical activities have to be fun or exciting is irrelevant.

The point is to get quality exercise.

I remember doing shuttle runs during elementary school and I didn't think it was fun at all, but was more for physical activity.

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Originally posted by jchung52 my brother had that a few years ago. hes asthmatic but didnt want to let his teacher down. they were doing the beep test and he collapsed and had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance.. 2 cop cars, a fire truck, and an ambulance came to his rescue... at this time, me and my mom were eating brunch and rushed to the school

That's just stupid on the teacher's part, if he/she knew about asthmatic condition of your bro and make him take part in activities that forces him to exert himself more than he should.

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Originally posted by Theresa Alright, I am totally going to hell for this... but I totally laughed. I imagined a fat kid hating the excercise so much he stopped and decided to bash his head into the ground to get out of doing the work out.

why the fuck would you even post that??

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Originally posted by Jeff Button you're fucked.

i dont see how running up and down stairs is "quaility" exercise

my niece is 6 yeras old now.....i would never ask her to run up and down stairs.

That's truly sad! RIP. My thoughts go out to the family of this little one.

I don't understand such harsh* exercise for an 8 year old to do in gym class. If it was those 2 step stair cases then ya I understand but a full sized school stair case, c'mon now.


*for an 8 yearold

I gotta agree Theresa,coming from someone who is usually really sympathetic to even think that. He could have been a scronny little kid, but the stairs was just to much for him.

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Originally posted by TheNeonAlien i dont see how running up and down stairs is "quaility" exercise

Uh... it exercises your whole cardiovascular system, as well as builds strength in your legs. What more do you want from a quality exercise?

Related question: do you not consider running, or let's say track-and-field to be quality exercises also?

Stairs didn't kill this kid, and neither did gym class. Physical exercise did. He could have as easily died playing tag that afternoon with his friends.

A healthy eight-year old should be able to run up and down stairs. Obviously this child was not a healthy eight-year old. It's sad, but this most likely would have happened playing hockey/soccer/climbing/running, if it didn't happen when it did.

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur Uh... it exercises your whole cardiovascular system, as well as builds strength in your legs. What more do you want from a quality exercise? Related question: do you not consider running, or let's say track-and-field to be quality exercises also? Stairs didn't kill this kid, and neither did gym class. Physical exercise did. He could have as easily died playing tag that afternoon with his friends.

Uh.....there are other exercises that engage your whole cardiovascular system and do not require 20 + students to be in a stairwell....

gym class is held in a gymnasium last time i checked.

kids are accident prone......falls, scuffed knees. kids are always gunna get hurt. making kids run within a building is hardly safe.

ps. i know that exercise may be at fault. but im saying students shouldnt be made to forced up and down stairs is all.

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Originally posted by TheNeonAlien Uh.....there are other exercises that engage your whole cardiovascular system and do not require 20 + students to be in a stairwell....

If you're worried about the students being cooped up in a stairwell, keep in mind that not all stairwells are small enclosed spaces like in apartment buildings. At some schools the stairwells can fit say 10 full size people across.

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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* If you're worried about the students being cooped up in a stairwell, keep in mind that not all stairwells are small enclosed spaces like in apartment buildings. At some schools the stairwells can fit say 10 full size people across.

it's not about the size of the stairwell or how many people it fits but rather how unsafe it is to have kids running up and down stairs.

Has the world gone batty????

i cant believe im even debating this. do people not see the impending danger of kid running up stairs....i dont care if they can fit 1000 kids across.

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Originally posted by preppie chick it's not about the size of the stairwell or how many people it fits but rather how unsafe it is to have kids running up and down stairs.

OMG THANK THE LORD SOMEONE GETS IT!!!

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Originally posted by preppie chick it's not about the size of the stairwell or how many people it fits but rather how unsafe it is to have kids running up and down stairs.

to be completely honest I don't think it's that dangerous, I mean they're not toddlers.

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Originally posted by TheNeonAlien Has the world gone batty???? i cant believe im even debating this. do people not see the impending danger of kid running up stairs....i dont care if they can fit 1000 kids across.

Also the way you phrased your first sentence - "20+ kids in a stairwell", could make it sound like you were worried about the kids being cooped up in a stairwell - regardless of the rest of your post (which is why I only quoted that one line)

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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* to be completely honest I don't think it's that dangerous, I mean they're not toddlers.

I know they're not toddlers but you know how easily kids fall/slip especially when they're running around.
I just think that a group of 8 year olds running up and down stairs is a recipe for disaster.
There's plenty of other things they could be doing in a gymnasium that are safer.

The issue here is not someone slipping and falling. No one slipped and fell. Why is the safety of stairs being brought up?

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur The issue here is not someone slipping and falling. No one slipped and fell. Why is the safety of stairs being brought up?

because it was an activity that the children should NOT have been doing in the first place. Its a safety risk.....common.

I agree with TheNeonAlien, using the elevator would be a much safer option

Shame on the one that made fun of the poor kid. I didn't find it funny, and I have a dark sense of humour. Know your limits.


As for his condition it could most probably be due to an aneurysm. I know of a kid that went to a school of mine, and collapsed because of an aneurysm.

Banging of the head could be that like someone else said that it was a seizure, OR he was in a lot of pain. Who knows. :S

RIP anyways.

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Originally posted by geroin I agree with TheNeonAlien, using the elevator would be a much safer option

I lol'd

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Originally posted by TheNeonAlien because it was an activity that the children should NOT have been doing in the first place. Its a safety risk.....common.

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Originally posted by preppie chick I know they're not toddlers but you know how easily kids fall/slip especially when they're running around. I just think that a group of 8 year olds running up and down stairs is a recipe for disaster. There's plenty of other things they could be doing in a gymnasium that are safer.

Ya...but Lars, kids can fall in the gym, they can fall off of jungle gyms, they can fall off of bikes - are you saying that those things shouldn't be allowed either?

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur The issue here is not someone slipping and falling. No one slipped and fell. Why is the safety of stairs being brought up?

A good point indeed. The kid didn't die b/c he fell.

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Originally posted by TheNeonAlien because it was an activity that the children should NOT have been doing in the first place. Its a safety risk.....common.

So should stairs just be taken out in general then? Please, there are far more dangerous things besides using the stairs for an exercise. Obviously the kids aren't asked to sprint up the stairs, you go at a slow pace which is not unsafe at all. Maybe we should just bubble wrap and make them wear armour, so all the kids don't get hurt.

Anyways, the kid died from something that was completely unrelated to stairs, but to physical activity. As someone already said he could have died playing tag after school.

take the kid outta the equation!!!!

Kid.................Stairs................Dumb Mix.

gym equipment has mats, other safty messures that are put in place for the protection of children. The function of stairs is to get you from one floor to another.... its not gym equipment!

cause of the body snatchers???? whats gotten into ta?

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Originally posted by TheNeonAlien take the kid outta the equation!!!! Kid.................Stairs................Dumb Mix. gym equipment has mats, other safty messures that are put in place for the protection of children. The function of stairs is to get you from one floor to another.... its not gym equipment! cause of the body snatchers???? whats gotten into ta?

Nothing has gotten into TA, it's called a difference of opinion.

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Originally posted by oldschool420 So should stairs just be taken out in general then? Please, there are far more dangerous things besides using the stairs for an exercise.

you obviously dont understand my point.

No, im not saying stairs should be taken out!!!!
And i'm sure there ARE "more dangerous things besides using the stairs for an exercise".

what im saying is kids shouldnt be exercising on stairs PERIOD!!!!!

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