Letter: After Dunblane: we must reshape the way we live
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If schools are to be made more secure following the tragedy of Dunblane then playgrounds too will have to be safeguarded. The financial cost would be great and the possible detrimental effect on the quality of children's play impossible to measure. I am aware that time and money have already been spent upgrading entrance systems, but in isolation this can only be understood as an emotive response to a national loss. Play is serious business for children and it also needs to be considered before any further action is taken.
Dr James Watters
Wigan, Greater Manchester
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