A US college outdoors club is being disbanded because its activities, which include hiking, running and backpacking, are deemed too risky.
Pennsylvania State University officials said the group will be reconstituted to focus more on safety.
The 98-year-old Outing Club is one of three that will be disbanded from next semester: the caving and scuba clubs have also been deemed unsafe.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 27 2018, @02:41PM (1 child)
Except I was doing this stuff and drinking alcohol at 13 -- and two years later I was regularly drinking with my school teachers. Different time and different place but the core principle of responsibility, maturity and trust remain.
Let's not forget why the drinking age is 21 in most states, [fee.org]
(Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Friday April 27 2018, @07:20PM
Which only tangentially answers the point that the university would be directly responsible for any liability and injuries that occurred during the school-sanctioned events. And doesn't address at all that you can have 99 responsible, mature, and trustworthy individuals doing things responsibly. It only takes one to cause a multi-million dollar payout that insurance won't cover.
And yes, different time and different place for me too. This isn't about individuals; this is about what risk is appropriate for a public university to take.
And I'm fine with the 21 age limit, but I'm getting to be an old fart now. [cbsnews.com]
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