Well, all the craziness that goes on in Japan has put stuff like that into some kind of perspective, but it's still silly. If the school my kids were going to outlawed tag, I would move them to another one.
Yes, lets child-proof the whole world! Padding on everything, no sharp corners allowed. In fact, hell, adults die in accidents every day, lets adult-proof the world too! lets all live in padded cells, alone, forever...hahaha