ALBANY -- Watch out for those dangerous games of kickball.
The state Department of Health is considering labeling games like tag, Wiffleball, kickball and horseshoes as posing a "significant risk of injury" at day camps and requiring indoor day camps that offer those activities to be regulated by state and local health officials.
A new state law that took effect this month requires increased oversight of indoor day camps as a way to ensure children are in safe environments...
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