FOX 11, September 1, 2015
"Mark Hovatter, chief facilities executive for the LAUSD, told the newspaper that the district would spend between $500,000 and $800,000 to replace the high school fields this year while it seeks reimbursement from its contractors. The fields were expected to last between eight and 10 years."
Los Angeles Times, August 31, 2015
"Five high schools that had all-weather sports fields installed by the Los Angeles Unified School District during the last five years are replacing the turf because of what a district official says are defective materials."
"At Diego Rivera, which opened in 2011, former football coach Jim McElroy said, 'Pellets were melting big time. It looked like a bunch of gum all over the place.' "
The Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2013
"In some cases, disputes over a replacement have escalated. Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tenn., has filed a suit in a county court to force FieldTurf to replace the turf that was installed in 2009. The suit says the school’s field began deteriorating by 2011, and alleges FieldTurf installed a defective surface even after learning of flaws that had caused other fields to fail."
