Contradictory statistics about the relative safety of synthetic and natural grass playing fields became the subject of a lively debate at a Glen Rock Board of Education meeting. The exchange between trustee Sheldon Hirschberg and Perry DiPiazza, a representative of synthetic field installer FieldTurf, came during a lengthy informational presentation about artificial turf surfaces.

Glen Rock (NJ) school board trustee debates safety of turf fields

February 8, 2012

Contradictory statistics about the relative safety of synthetic and natural grass playing fields became the subject of a lively debate at a Glen Rock Board of Education meeting. The exchange between trustee Sheldon Hirschberg and Perry DiPiazza, a representative of synthetic field installer FieldTurf, came during a lengthy informational presentation about artificial turf surfaces.