NJ Nanny State: Beware of the evil trees

[chanel]

Gone are metal jungle gyms and slides high above ground, ripped up and replaced by low-to-the ground plastic structures with rounded edges and unimaginative designs.

As if the traditional playgrounds weren’t unsafe enough, school inspectors in New Jersey have now identified another threat to our children’s safety: the potentially eye-poking menaces known as trees.

You read that correctly.

Apparently, low-hanging tree branches at a rural child-care facility in Moorestown, N.J., were too much to take for inspectors with the state’s department of children and families.

They ordered the facility’s director, Sue Maloney, to cut the “overgrown vegetation” to a height of two metres on every tree. Either that or a fence would have to be built around each tree to prevent children from getting too close. Failing to do so would put the school’s safety record in jeopardy.

The latest safety hazard on school grounds: trees - Parentcentral.ca

You can't make this shit up.

 

[Ringel05]

Control freaks abound.

 

[The Infidel]

I remember a time when those same menacing branches were used to beat kids with...


This is getting out of control.

Pass me the salted bacon.

 

[California Girl]

I keep waiting for some idiot to ban childhood altogether, because it's fraught with dangers.

 

[WillowTree]

It's still okay to abort them though right?

 

[BolshevikHunter]

Can't have them climbing a tree either. ~BH

 

[ClosedCaption]

This is an OUTRAGE!!

 

[The Infidel]

It's still okay to abort them though right?

 

[California Girl]

Trees are a Republican plant. They're strategically placed across the country to inflict maximum damage on children. See... that proves it.... Republicans are evil.

 

[The T]

Gone are metal jungle gyms and slides high above ground, ripped up and replaced by low-to-the ground plastic structures with rounded edges and unimaginative designs.

As if the traditional playgrounds weren’t unsafe enough, school inspectors in New Jersey have now identified another threat to our children’s safety: the potentially eye-poking menaces known as trees.

You read that correctly.

Apparently, low-hanging tree branches at a rural child-care facility in Moorestown, N.J., were too much to take for inspectors with the state’s department of children and families.

They ordered the facility’s director, Sue Maloney, to cut the “overgrown vegetation” to a height of two metres on every tree. Either that or a fence would have to be built around each tree to prevent children from getting too close. Failing to do so would put the school’s safety record in jeopardy.

The latest safety hazard on school grounds: trees - Parentcentral.ca

You can't make this shit up.

Gone too are jumping into piles of leaves in the Fall...shame...

 

[The T]

Trees are a Republican plant. They're strategically placed across the country to inflict maximum damage on children. See... that proves it.... Republicans are evil.

I'm sure there are many Enviro-whacko tree huggers that would be interested...No?

 

[chanel]

You should see the rules at some of the beaches; no alcohol, smoking, EATING, no ball playing, kites, frisbees, boogie boards, etc. Every other beach block beach is manned with lifeguards and there is no swimming at unguarded beaches. And people will still pay 300 a night to come here on vacation. Boggles the mind.

How do people survive in FL with all that fun going on?

 

[chanel]

You should see the rules at some of the beaches; no alcohol, smoking, EATING, no ball playing, kites, frisbees, boogie boards, etc. Every other beach block beach is manned with lifeguards and there is no swimming at unguarded beaches. And people will still pay 300 a night to come here on vacation. Boggles the mind.

How do people survive in FL with all that fun going on?

 

[bodecea]

Gone are metal jungle gyms and slides high above ground, ripped up and replaced by low-to-the ground plastic structures with rounded edges and unimaginative designs.

As if the traditional playgrounds weren’t unsafe enough, school inspectors in New Jersey have now identified another threat to our children’s safety: the potentially eye-poking menaces known as trees.

You read that correctly.

Apparently, low-hanging tree branches at a rural child-care facility in Moorestown, N.J., were too much to take for inspectors with the state’s department of children and families.

They ordered the facility’s director, Sue Maloney, to cut the “overgrown vegetation” to a height of two metres on every tree. Either that or a fence would have to be built around each tree to prevent children from getting too close. Failing to do so would put the school’s safety record in jeopardy.

The latest safety hazard on school grounds: trees - Parentcentral.ca

You can't make this shit up.

It was so much more entertaining when Darwin got to sort the kids out. I myself fell out of the monkey bars a few times and the seesaw was a death trap. And let's not even talk about the merrygoround....barf. Fun times!

 

[WillowTree]

You should see the rules at some of the beaches; no alcohol, smoking, EATING, no ball playing, kites, frisbees, boogie boards, etc. Every other beach block beach is manned with lifeguards and there is no swimming at unguarded beaches. And people will still pay 300 a night to come here on vacation. Boggles the mind.

How do people survive in FL with all that fun going on?

It's hard, very hard, but we struggle on.

 

[bodecea]

gone are metal jungle gyms and slides high above ground, ripped up and replaced by low-to-the ground plastic structures with rounded edges and unimaginative designs.

As if the traditional playgrounds weren’t unsafe enough, school inspectors in new jersey have now identified another threat to our children’s safety: The potentially eye-poking menaces known as trees.

You read that correctly.

Apparently, low-hanging tree branches at a rural child-care facility in moorestown, n.j., were too much to take for inspectors with the state’s department of children and families.

They ordered the facility’s director, sue maloney, to cut the “overgrown vegetation” to a height of two metres on every tree. Either that or a fence would have to be built around each tree to prevent children from getting too close. Failing to do so would put the school’s safety record in jeopardy.

the latest safety hazard on school grounds: Trees - parentcentral.ca

you can't make this shit up.

gone too are jumping into piles of leaves in the fall...shame...

noooooooooooooo!!!!!!

 

[Political Junky]

Reagan thought trees polluted the planet.

 

[The T]

You should see the rules at some of the beaches; no alcohol, smoking, EATING, no ball playing, kites, frisbees, boogie boards, etc. Every other beach block beach is manned with lifeguards and there is no swimming at unguarded beaches. And people will still pay 300 a night to come here on vacation. Boggles the mind.

How do people survive in FL with all that fun going on?

That's just it...WE WOULDN'T. That's just INSANE...

 

[ClosedCaption]

It's still okay to abort them though right?

I dont get your point

 

[The T]

Gone are metal jungle gyms and slides high above ground, ripped up and replaced by low-to-the ground plastic structures with rounded edges and unimaginative designs.

As if the traditional playgrounds weren’t unsafe enough, school inspectors in New Jersey have now identified another threat to our children’s safety: the potentially eye-poking menaces known as trees.

You read that correctly.

Apparently, low-hanging tree branches at a rural child-care facility in Moorestown, N.J., were too much to take for inspectors with the state’s department of children and families.

They ordered the facility’s director, Sue Maloney, to cut the “overgrown vegetation” to a height of two metres on every tree. Either that or a fence would have to be built around each tree to prevent children from getting too close. Failing to do so would put the school’s safety record in jeopardy.

The latest safety hazard on school grounds: trees - Parentcentral.ca

You can't make this shit up.

It was so much more entertaining when Darwin got to sort the kids out. I myself fell out of the monkey bars a few times and the seesaw was a death trap. And let's not even talk about the merrygoround....barf. Fun times!

The present young generation are too friggin' coddled...boggles the mind.