LGUSD board rejects artificial turf

They aren't paving paradise with plastic. Indeed, the Los Gatos Union School District board put environment and children first by choosing drought-tolerant natural grass for elementary school fields, averting a source of future worry and potential problems with plastic.

Thank you to all those who contributed to this positive outcome for our children, from those who first noticed artificial turf being considered last year to those at the April meeting where it was voted down.

A survey of 2,700 students' parents showed a super majority of almost 80% of voters supported natural grass, as did over 60% of teachers. With results like that, an outcome other than natural grass may have been controversial, but the final decision was the board's, and they chose drought-tolerant natural grass because it is simply the best choice.

Thank you, LGUSD board and Los Gatos community!

— Leanne Mcauliffe,

Los Gatos