As the latest COVID-19 surge has continued, so has the surge in overreactions to the coronavirus. Balancing risk with other factors is apparently still not tolerated, at least when it comes to children.

The latest example of this is Eatonville High School in Washington state. Until recently suspending the practice, the school was using wrist or ankle monitors during practices for contact tracing for students playing football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, and wrestling.