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Schools as Gathering Places

February 28th, 2012 by Mike Vasilinda

State Representative Peter Nehr wants to return public school playgrounds back into community centers. Nehr has legislation requiring school districts to allow outside activities on school grounds during non school hours. Nehr says that’s the way it was when he was growing up…but changed in recent years.

“All of a sudden, because of law suits, schools started to close up all of their facilities. So now, most schools in Florida have a fence around them with a padlock. You can’t get in.. It’s ridiculous. Kids are being forced to stay home, watch video games, and they are doing all kinds of things that are not conducive to good health” says Nehr.

The legislation, which is set for a final vote in the state House on Wednesday, would exempt schools from lawsuits when they are doing the right thing making facilities available.

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