Fixing playgrounds is cost-effective. If you save even one hospitalization, that will pay for the cost of resurfacing. Ms. Ayoub agrees. After Simon's fall, the snow returned, so the playground was out of the question. On the weekend, when Simon wanted to go to the park, I grabbed a ball and took him to the soccer field.
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