Rules (and laws) don’t control behavior. This school district it does the...
No rules also increased student attentiveness, increased their creative side and stopped bullying. Kids were too busy having fun to be a problem. This is an amazing article. Here are some quotes from...
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Subtitle says it all! “A preoccupation with safety has stripped childhood of independence, risk taking, and discovery—without making it safer. A new kind of playground points to a better solution.” You...
View ArticleBowman v. The Chicago Park District, 2014 IL App (1st) 132122; 2014 Ill. App....
Bowman v. The Chicago Park District, 2014 IL App (1st) 132122; 2014 Ill. App. LEXIS 648 Artenia Bowman, Individually and as Mother and Next Friend of Cheneka Ross, a Minor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The...
View ArticleParanoia can only get you so far, and then you get into the absurd.
Is this sign designed to keep kids safe or protect someone from litigation? If you can’t read this, here are the rules that are posted on this sign. Rules of the Playground Follow the Rules – Play...
View ArticleHong, v. Hockessin Athletic Club, 2012 Del. Super. LEXIS 340
Hong, v. Hockessin Athletic Club, 2012 Del. Super. LEXIS 340 Jahndee Hong, as Guardian/Next Friend of Jaden Hong, a minor, Plaintiff, v. Hockessin Athletic Club, and Eastern Athletic Clubs, Llc, a...
View ArticleColorado Supreme Court Determines that a Piece of Playground Equipment on...
Colorado Supreme Court Determines that a Piece of Playground Equipment on School Property Is Not Protected by the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, Sports Litigation Alert Vol. 14, Iss. 13 In St....
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