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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One irrational policy done in the name of safety (fingerprinting volunteers) doesn't justify another one (banning 2 year olds from their neighborhood playground).  [/quote]

It's not the neighborhood playground.  It's a school playground.  There is a difference, you know.  [/quote]

Yes, there is a legal difference and I have no reason to doubt that the PTA has the legal authority to adopt this policy. Maybe they would have the authority to bar all non-Bancroft kids from the playground at all times if they wanted to. But, as a matter of fact, Bancroft is the only playground in the neighborhood, so in that sense it is the "neighborhood playground" of all the kids in the neighborhood. I think this policy fails to adequately take that reality into account. [/quote]
Poor you! Forced to wait until 6 pm on weekdays to use the playground! Surely you don't think it is Bancroft's responsibility to provide a playspace for all neighborhood children at all hours? Please take this up with your councilmember if you feel that there are not adequate facilities for neighborhood use. We live in Ward 5 and have no decent playgrounds within walking distance, a fact that I accepted when I purchased my home.[/quote]

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