The DSEA membership is approximately 10,000. And the number of parents who have fought for higher standards and better schools number in the tens of thousands. The educator accountability legislation deserves better than rubber-stamp approval. But it would be wrong and politically unwise to reject the months of hard work and compromise that this proposal represents. The recent accident at the University of Delaware rink sent Paul Binnebose to the hospital with a fractured skull and left him in a coma.
Ice is as unforgiving as asphalt, concrete or wood.
Basketball players still play without headgear, but that too may be questioned as play becomes rougher. Ice hockey players started wearing helmets two decades ago. Lacrosse players have worn helmets for years. Baseball players wear helmets when batting and base running. Football players are encased nearly head to toe in armor.