The fields that our children play on EVERYDAY, MULTIPLE times a day at school are UNSAFE!! Countless children have had broken bones and sprained body parts one too many times!! The gopher problem is out of control and must be addressed and fixed NOW! Funds should be directed to get NEW, SAFE fields for our children to play on. This is a huge liability issue for our schools. Their job is to protect our children while they are at school. Public funds and tax dollars are meant for our community and our public schools. We call for every VUSD school to: exterminate gopher and any pest control issues , lay a preventative netting over newly leveled dirt base, lay new grass or AstroTurf over all fields where our children play. Parents and school staff are more than willing to volunteer our time to assist in tasks to get this job done. VUSD make this a priority today!!!

My son Donovan, a Fifth grader at Mound Elementary (the largest elementary school in Ventura) broke his arm Thursday, September 12th while playing soccer at recess with friends. He was thrown off balance while going for the ball and fell. His hand went in a gopher hole and his body kept going. He completely broke his radius, fractured his ulna and elbow. He will be in a full arm cast for 6 weeks. The growth plate in his elbow was pushed out of position. Many other parents at Mound have expressed concern over this issue on our Facebook Group parent page on my post. These parents have written stories of their children also being hurt while playing  on the field, including but not limited to broken ankles, sprained ankles and broken arms. Please, if you are a parent of a VUSD student who has been injured while playing on a field at school, comment here about their story. Please sign and share to our Ventura public school community!!! Let’s get this done! Thank you so much for your support ❤️

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****also please share stories of injured students in the comments. Mr. Tyner is going through the nurse log at Mound to tally all injuries and gather statistical data.