COLUMBUS, Ohio - A law meant to protect schoolchildren from safety hazards is now off the books in Ohio.
A repeal of "Jarod's Law" took effect Friday. The 2005 law was named for a 6-year-old student in southwest Ohio killed by a falling cafeteria table, and it expanded the list of items requiring regular safety checks at public and private schools.
When they approved the current state budget, Ohio lawmakers voted to do away with the law because of complaints that it was too burdensome and costly. The Fairfield City Schools north of Cincinnati estimate they spent more than $30,000 to comply, while the law cost the West Geauga district in northeast Ohio more than $300,000, mostly to replace old bleachers.
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