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We actually did have an unprecedented accident a couple years back and as a result some new safety requirements were put in place. But no tools or access to tools were removed.

I wonder if the culture here is different than the U.S.? Dipshit students are removed from these classes before they can get anywhere near tools. It’s definitely a privilege to be in a shop class.

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I don't want to generalize it but as soon as you said "if the culture here is different than the U.S" I thought "Okay yep that's why."

I don't even know if it counts as culture, but the US inevitably seems to have such a refined sense of litigation and, insurance mindset for lack of a better term?

Anecdotally, schools are indeed a prime example, we had cooking classes in high school that were stopped because of the costs to insure for it.

> I wonder if the culture here is different than the U.S.?

There's definitely going to be cultural differences between the US and wherever you're located, but be careful not to generalize too much from one comment you read on the Internet.

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