28 My+county+administration+has+recently+informed+us+that+all+of+our+schools+have+to+take+down+all+of+our+climbing+ropes%2e+I+believe+this+is+due+to+a+liability+or+pending+lawsuit%2e+What+can+be+done+about+this%3f%3f%3f
29 NO%2c+It+is+because+the+climbing+ropes+are+too+difficult+for+overweight+and+girls%2e
30 Hmmmm%2e%2e%2e%2e%2eEither+you+really+do+hate+PE%2c+or+you+are+an+overweight+female+%28maybe+both%29%2e+Anyway%2c+I+am+sorry+you+feel+that+way%2e+But+we+have+%28or+did+have%29+three+different+kind+of+ropes%2e+Each+had+a+diffrent+level+of+challenge%2e+One+was+with+big+knots+%28which+EVERYONE+seemed+to+enjoy%2e%2e%2eeven+the+overweight+children%29%2c+another+had+small+knots%2c+and+one+had+no+knots%2e+It+was+a+fun+challenge+for+students+when+we+did+stations%2e+And%2c+for+your+info%2e%2e%2e%2eelementary+females+have+been+some+of+my+better+climbers%2e+Do+you+teach+high+school+or+middle%3f%3f
81 My+school+removed+our+rope+because+a+kid+fell+off%2e++They+were+worried+about+a++lawsuit%2c+but+the+conflict+was+taken+care+of%2e++I+still+do+not+have+a+rope+and+I+feel+one+of+the+best+upper+body+strength+exercises+was+taken+away+from+my+curriculum%2e
84 We+use+both+Knoted+and+Regular%2e++We+use+it+as+a+station+and+have+had+a+lot+of+%26quot%3boverweight%26quot%3b+kids+have+success%2e++It+is+not+a+mandatory+thing%2e
348 I+would+like+to+know+what+the+minimum+standard+for+mats+are+when+using+climbing+ropes%2c+cargo+nets%2c+and+balance+beam+%2824%26quot%3b+high%29%2e+Also+the+area+away+from+these+pieces+of+equipment+that+need+mats%3f%0aRisk+Management+is+trying+to+take+all+of+these+pieces+away%2e
417 My+district+is+doing+the+same+thing%2c+wanting+us+to+take+the+ropes+down+for+insurance+reasons%2e+I+have+taught+for+8+years+and+have+yet+to+have+anything+more+serious+than+a+ropeburn+happen%2e+I+have+used+the+rope+with+K%2d6%2e+Is+there+any+research+that+I+can+use+to+support+the+ropes%2e+I+would+bet+there+are+more+injuries+due+to+recess+equipment+than+there+are+to+the+ropes%2e