Gym class more dangerous than it used to be

Not sure what to make of this but, as a public service, am passing it along: Gym class apparently is becoming more dangerous.

A study released today by the American Academy of Pediatrics reports that the number of kids injured during gym has leaped 150 per cent in 11 years. (That is, the annual number of cases increased 150 percent during the study period).

During the study period (1997 to 2007) researchers analyzed the cases of 405,305 children and adolescents treated in emergency departments for