Too dangerous for kids
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:55 am
After what must have been a few collective espressos and a few more microbrews too many, the public education system in the state of Washington has officially gone off the deep end.
The most recent example comes from the southeastern Washington city of Richland, where school officials have decided to purge swings from the playground because some kid might get hurt, according to CBS Seattle.
Local school playgrounds are already bereft of swing sets. Local parks may be next.
βItβs just really a safety issue,β school district spokesman Steve Aagard told local CBS affiliate KEPR. Swings have been determined to be the most unsafe of all the playground equipment on a playground.β
The most recent example comes from the southeastern Washington city of Richland, where school officials have decided to purge swings from the playground because some kid might get hurt, according to CBS Seattle.
Local school playgrounds are already bereft of swing sets. Local parks may be next.
βItβs just really a safety issue,β school district spokesman Steve Aagard told local CBS affiliate KEPR. Swings have been determined to be the most unsafe of all the playground equipment on a playground.β