Series 7000: New Construction

7240.1 Selection and Installation of Playground Equipment

To ensure that new playground equipment installed on District property is age appropriate, safe, and  accessible to students, the Superintendent or his/her designee shall provide for guidelines and  procedures for the acquisition, installation and maintenance of playground equipment. 

These guidelines and procedures shall identify equipment features and activities preferred for  inclusion on playgrounds and assure that playgrounds are built to standards of the U.S. Consumer  Product Safety Commission and the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for  Buildings and Facilities, and Board of Education Policies and Administrative Procedures. 

Legal Reference:

Handbook for Public Playground Safety, U.S. Consumer Product Safety  Commission, Publication No. 325 

Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and  Facilities, Sections 4.19 through 4.8.7, and Sections 7.4.3 and 7.4.4 

Policy adopted: February 12, 2018 THOMASTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Thomaston, Connecticut