My 12-y/o son came home last night and said a kid fainted in health class, hit his face on the sink, and knocked out his two front teeth. OK, I figured health class, watching some birthing movie because they're in the sexual health portion right now, the kid got queasy and passed out.

Nope. The principal calls my ex this morning to say that boy, our son, and one other boy were playing the choking game. We still don't know all the details, if it happened in class or the bathroom. When my son said health class, I assumed he was in class, but wouldn't the teacher or other kids say something to stop it?

A middle school girl in Green Bay died from playing it at school. Our principal said he doesn't want to have to make that kind of call to parents. They aren't holding assemblies about it, because that just gives the kids instructions and ideas, so they have to wait until something happens and notify the individual families.

I thought my son was smart enough not to try something like this, but I guess not.