ATHLETIC FIELDS/PLAYGROUNDS SECTION
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Questions 36 - 46:
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36. What purpose do the athletic fields/playgrounds serve?
37. Who uses the athletic fields/playgrounds?

A. Classes?
B. School Clubs?
C. Student Athletes?
D. Students Outside of Class?
E. Staff?
F. Community Members?

38. How often are the athletic fields/playgrounds used (e.g. every day for one hour, once a week for 20 minutes)?
39. What type of vegetation (e.g., plant species, percentage of cover) is growing in your athletic fields/playgrounds?
40. How is vegetation maintained (e.g., mowing, watering, fertilizers, pesticides)?
41. How is the need for pesticides and fertilizers for the athletic fields/playgrounds determined?
42. Do your athletic fields/playgrounds have shade trees?
43. What animal life is found on the athletic fields/playgrounds?
44. What non-living features are found on the athletic fields/playgrounds (e.g., equipment, pavement, bleachers)?
45. From what materials (e.g., arsenic-free wood, recycled materials, materials imported a great distance, playground surface, lead-free paint) are these non-living features made?
46. What safety measures are used on the athletic fields/playgrounds?

A. fall zones?
B. staff supervision?
C. no protrusion hazards or splintering?
D. pinch-free points?
E. no openings where head can be entrapped?
F. guard rails?
G. shock-absorbing surface?
H. other?

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