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First there was roller blades, then beach volleyball, and then climbing long staircases. Today, a schoolyard game often associated with bullies may be the next trendy participant exercise: dodgeball.

There's something happening in schools that students are calling oppressive, dehumanizing, mentally and physically harmful. What are they talking about? Dodgeball. A team of Canadian researchers say ...