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Section 18A:40-41.8 - Findings, declarations relative to protective eyeware for children participating in sports.

NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-41.8 (2019) (N/A)
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18A:40-41.8 Findings, declarations relative to protective eyeware for children participating in sports.

1. The Legislature finds and declares that:

a. Eye injuries are the leading cause of preventable blindness and visual impairment in children, and most injuries occurring in school-aged children are sports-related;

b. Every 16 minutes a child incurs a sports-related eye injury severe enough to require a visit to the emergency room;

c. According to Prevent Blindness America, 90% of all eye injuries can be avoided by the use of appropriate eye protection; and

d. It is necessary and prudent to educate parents and children about sports-related eye injuries in order to reduce the needless loss of sight that can occur during sports activities.

L.2013, c.183, s.1.

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