Recess Duty

Today, I was on afternoon recess duty so that the Elementary teachers could have their team meeting. I recieved a run down on the rules, one of which included no tackle football. Immediatly after I learn the rules of the playground I looked to my left and see a pile of various arms and legs, so I go over to untangle them. I announced to the boys that there was no tackle football at recess and asked them to all get up and untangled. From the bottom of the pile emerges the football, that is being held onto by a kid with a bloody fat lip...his question? "Why not?" I had to hold in my laughter as I explained to him that it was against the rules. There will always be those kids I guess.