Should pole vault be legal in Iowa

Pole vault is an event in track and field and a lot of people like this event and try really hard at the event, however, there are some terrible things that could happen while you are doing this event like getting severely injured from it and there have been people that have died from doing pole vault. In Iowa, pole vault Is banned Iowa schools voted 342-75 to ban the pole vault event in track the reasoning behind this is because there was a death from the event and they voted on it and the votes were out numbered for the event being banned in track. 

 

I think that pole vault should be legal in Iowa but they should only be able to go a certain height and they should have more padding around where you land 

 

Do you think that pole vault should be legal in Iowa? why?

 

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-08-15-8603010140-story.html 

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  • Great topic choice but be sure to expand on your summary next time. Also be sure to keep replying to student comments.

  • Yes, I think pole vault should be legal in Iowa. Because, it would be a fun thing to try and many kids in Iowa want to try it and compete in it. It sucks that we dont have it because when other kids move here from other schools that had pole vault there not able to do it here. However some cities in Iowa do have it. Because, at some indoor track meets there were kids doing pole vault. 

  • Yes, I think it should be legal because it would be a fun addition to all the field events we have right now. As long as everyone's safe while doing it I think it should still be legal. 

  • I agree. I think that pole vaulting should be legal in Iowa. I think this because there are a lot of other states that have it. I think that with any sport there is a risk of getting severely injured, so I don't see why Iowa shouldn't allow it.

  • Yes, I think pole vaulting should be legal in Iowa. Many other states have it and it seems way safer nowadays. I know some people that were very good at the sport and they never had a problem with it and they really enjoyed it.

  • I think that it would be cool if we put pole vault in Iowa high school track.  I would not participate in it because I am not built for it but I think that it would be cool.  However, pole vaulting could be dangerous.  I think that they could make it safer so I think they should add it.

  • I think that is should be legal because they can always make it safer so people aren't getting injured or dieing. It is the persons choice if they want to do it or not and they should know the risks and learn how to prevent them from getting hurt.

  • I think that pole vaulting should definitely be legal in Iowa. But there could definitely be safety precautions around the sport today instead of it being completely banned. For example, checking of equipment should happen more frequently and more padding should be added to help cushion their fall. 

  • I think pole vaulting should be legal just from that there defently could be more of a safety into then sport now of days just from when the deaths and other thing came in to place. My cousin does pole vaulting and she says that she has no worries about it.

  • I think that pole vaulting should be legal in Iowa. Depending on the time that the death happened, there could be more safety procautions around today. There should be more checking on the equipment though. Before every practice or like meet, someone should have to check every piece of equipment.

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