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What do children in Sacramento, California do during recess? Well, they don't play tag or dodge ball or Red Rover or any game involving physical contact, including pushing each other on the swing. Concerns about children's self esteem—and lawsuits—have led local school systems to ban games those games. The Sacramento Bee reports that these schools have replaced those games with teacher-led activities such as relay races.