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In my area, school playgrounds are usually locked up during non-school hours, but there's been a recent movement to change that. Soon the elementary school near
by bonniemuffin 8y ago
In my area, school playgrounds are usually locked up during non-school hours, but there's been a recent movement to change that. Soon the elementary school near my house will be open for general use on weekends, which seems like such an easy and obvious win. I can't believe it took them so long to do it.
- protomyth 8y agoIt’s a liability issue. Look up “inviting hazard”.
- AstralStorm 8y agoHere in Poland, explicit public spaces are excluded from this specific hazard unless they install really dangerous implements. Instances where operators of such spaces were sued over some kid climbing on a basketball hoop or soccer goal and the thing breaking have been dismissed summarily because there was no negligence involved - the warnings were there, the items in question in good shape. Oversight is not strictly required in a public space either. This is a simple difference in law. Inviting hazard would be if you installed for instance a tall climbing wall, where the primary use is dangerous. This is also a reason that anything walkable higher than a certain height needs guardrails.