"Playground Equipment for Use During School Hours Only"

[Anonymous]

Kids today, eh. haha

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And the sign said "Long-haired freaky people need not apply"
So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why
He said "You look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you'll do"
So I took off my hat, I said "Imagine that. Huh! Me workin' for you!"
Whoa-oh-oh
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?
And the sign said anybody caught trespassin' would be shot on sight
So I jumped on the fence and-a yelled at the house
"Hey! What gives you the right?"
"To put up a fence to keep me out or to keep mother nature in"
"If God was here he'd tell you to your face, man, you're some kinda sinner"
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?
Now, hey you, mister, can't you read?
You've got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat
You can't even watch, no you can't eat
You ain't supposed to be here
The sign said you got to have a membership card to get inside
Ugh!
And the sign said, "Everybody welcome. Come in, kneel down and pray"
But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all
I didn't have a penny to pay
So I got me a pen and a paper and I made up my own little sign
I said, "Thank you, Lord, for thinkin' 'bout me. I'm alive and doin' fine"
Wooo!
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Sign
Sign, sign
Songwriters
WILLIAMS, PHARRELL L/BROADUS, CALVIN/HUGO, CHAD / SIMMONS, LONNIE/TAYLOR, RUDOLPH/WILSON, CHARLES

Pharrell Williams? The song "Signs" above was written in 1970 by Les Emmerson of Five Man Electrical Band.

I was just about to post the same thing. Pharrell. Haha.

The site he/she posted from confused this Signs with Snoop's Signs in attribution. I doubt this poster even looked at what she copied.

[Anonymous]

"Playground Equipment for Use During School Hours Only"

How on earth is one expected to understand that we can still use the playground equipment after school hours???

It actually seems as if the school system is trying to get people out of its playgrounds after school, even though it might not have the legal right to do so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have seen these signs--not at that school. And ignored them. Just because my 3yo isn't in school doesn't mean they can't use a public facility. We used to go to our school park all the time when she was that age.

It's crazy to take a 3 year old to a school playground in the middle of a school day. Why not just take them into the classroom, too? Since the rules don't apply to you.

Ha ha, I never said during school....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
"Playground Equipment for Use During School Hours Only"

How on earth is one expected to understand that we can still use the playground equipment after school hours???

It actually seems as if the school system is trying to get people out of its playgrounds after school, even though it might not have the legal right to do so.

Because that's not ACTUALLY what the sign said. If you read OP's post, she clarifies the details and then multiple people responding reiterated that the details are what make it clear that the sign refers to non enrolled students not being allowed on the playground during the school day but are free to use it any other time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
"Playground Equipment for Use During School Hours Only"

How on earth is one expected to understand that we can still use the playground equipment after school hours???

It actually seems as if the school system is trying to get people out of its playgrounds after school, even though it might not have the legal right to do so.

That's not what the sign says.

It says 'Playground equipment for use by enrolled students during school hours.'

It says nothing about outside of school hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
"Playground Equipment for Use During School Hours Only"

How on earth is one expected to understand that we can still use the playground equipment after school hours???

It actually seems as if the school system is trying to get people out of its playgrounds after school, even though it might not have the legal right to do so.

That's not what the sign says.

It says 'Playground equipment for use by enrolled students during school hours.'

It says nothing about outside of school hours.

That's how parking signs are, too. They specify when parking is limited. If it's Sunday, and the sign is silent about parking on Sunday, then you can park there on Sunday without restrictions.

[Anonymous]

The police will stop and run people out of the local ES playgrounds where I live. They take those signs to mean that the playground is only for kids at the school AND can only be used during school hours.

I say the wording is ambiguous, but I'm not one to argue with the police. I just learned to take extra toys for the younger sibling while we were at the ES for older sibling's soccer practice. I think it's crazy that the kid's can't play on the equipment while waiting for their siblings to finish practice, but the one officer said it's a legality issue. The sports team using the field is liable for any injuries because they have an agreement with the county to use the field; playing on the equipment of a school makes the school liable for any injuries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The police will stop and run people out of the local ES playgrounds where I live. They take those signs to mean that the playground is only for kids at the school AND can only be used during school hours.

I say the wording is ambiguous, but I'm not one to argue with the police. I just learned to take extra toys for the younger sibling while we were at the ES for older sibling's soccer practice. I think it's crazy that the kid's can't play on the equipment while waiting for their siblings to finish practice, but the one officer said it's a legality issue. The sports team using the field is liable for any injuries because they have an agreement with the county to use the field; playing on the equipment of a school makes the school liable for any injuries.

Which county?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
"Playground Equipment for Use During School Hours Only"

How on earth is one expected to understand that we can still use the playground equipment after school hours???

It actually seems as if the school system is trying to get people out of its playgrounds after school, even though it might not have the legal right to do so.

No. It is perfectly fine in FCPS. The OP (and several other posters) read something there that isn't.

As posted earlier: https://www.fcps.edu/community-use-availability-and-fees couldn't be clearer.

Go play!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The police will stop and run people out of the local ES playgrounds where I live. They take those signs to mean that the playground is only for kids at the school AND can only be used during school hours.

I say the wording is ambiguous, but I'm not one to argue with the police. I just learned to take extra toys for the younger sibling while we were at the ES for older sibling's soccer practice. I think it's crazy that the kid's can't play on the equipment while waiting for their siblings to finish practice, but the one officer said it's a legality issue. The sports team using the field is liable for any injuries because they have an agreement with the county to use the field; playing on the equipment of a school makes the school liable for any injuries.

Wow, that's crazy. Where was this?

[Anonymous]

I WISH the POLICE would run out the people who walk their dogs right through school property!!!! No one obeys the NO PETS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS SIGNS! I watched a person let their dog take a poop and not pick it up right next to the playground. I then handed them a plastic bag and pointed to the sign and told them to never come back- with the pet. I waited for them pick it up and walk off the campus.

[Anonymous]

I've stopped at Shrevewood elementary and seen the same exact sign. It was confusing to me as well, since my kids have played at numerous other Fairfax county elementary school playgrounds (Haycock, Kent Gardens, a few in Vienna) with no sign like this. Those playgrounds say that during school hours only students can play.

[Anonymous]

Shrevewood is a weird school. I'm not surprised by the sign. The school has a very rigid, prison-like atmosphere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here. There are legal issues here. What if your child were to get seriously injured? The school may be liable.

That's stupid. The school isn't even liable when a kid gets injured during recess, unless they were incredibly neglectful.