7240.1

New Construction

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 8, 2005 EAST HADDAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Moodus, Connecticut