Jarod’s Law – Are some of you dealing with this?

Our sister Collaborative in Cincinnati is starting to run up against a new Ohio law called Jarod’s Law. This law requires school safety inspections, after Jarod Bennett, age 6, was killed when a 290-pound cafeteria table fell on him. That is a good idea, since schools had never been required to have safety inspections in Ohio. However, some attorneys are interpreting the law (and advising schools) that there can be no organic material within 10 feet of a school, and no raised flower or garden beds, which can be a trip hazard. I am not sure that’s what the Bennett’s intended when they championed this law to protect other children. Safety inspections are great, but we all know the risks to our children when we allow liability and risk management to rob them of the joy of outdoor play and a love of nature.

We are currently gathering information on this new measure.
Here is the homepage for the family whose son was killed, with information on the law.

Are any of you being affected by it?
How can we stop mitigate the anti-nature aspects without seeming to be insensitive to this wonderful family? I have not read the entire statute. Perhaps the attorneys are just overreacting, which would seem to merit an educational campaign to schools to keep them from oversanitizing the natural areas.