Swing danger

[cfred]

I don't think it's an extreme reaction at all. Swings aren't put on school or daycare playgrounds any more for this very reason. They are, in fact, quite dangerous and in ECE, they were considered a huge liability risk. I took them down at my old daycare location as well, after a 3 year old got kicked in the face. That parent was cool and understanding....lot s aren't. Best to be rid of them.

[daycaremum]

It's not true where I live that schools and daycares can't have swings. However, there are rules about how close they can be to other things such as climbers and fences. They also have to have so much open space around them.

[bright sparks]

I don't think it's an extreme reaction at all. Swings aren't put on school or daycare playgrounds any more for this very reason. They are, in fact, quite dangerous and in ECE, they were considered a huge liability risk. I took them down at my old daycare location as well, after a 3 year old got kicked in the face. That parent was cool and understanding....lot s aren't. Best to be rid of them.

My kids have been through 4 schools so far, between relocating, then damm small towns with very few home schools beyond grade 6, French immersion transfer and then the whole reconstruction of the French and English school designations meaning another move, and every one of them has swings on them. Most school playgrounds are also public parks so I'm not sure where you have seen schools with no swings unless it is the catholic board but I know in Niagara and Halton Region most public school playgrounds have swings. Next they will want to take monkey bars out......I know numerous kids who have fallen off those and broken their arm but no serious injuries from swings.....painful no doubt but no visits to the emergency room that's for sure. If we take things away we may be preventing them from being hurt that way but not teaching them how to be safe as a result.