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<p class="MsoNormal">Effective immediately; the possession, use, charging, and storage of self-balancing scooters, also known as hover boards, will be prohibited in all campus owned and leased properties. This notice also includes all residential living buildings.
This notice is due to recent concerns by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the impact these devices may have on campus and fire safety.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Texas A&M University-Commerce will continue to monitor the ongoing federal investigation regarding hover board safety and may reconsider this provisional ban based on recommendations from national consumer safety investigations and state
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<p class="MsoNormal">We appreciate your cooperation!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Ethan Derek Preas | Director – University Project Officer
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Department of Safety and Risk Management | Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:Derek.Preas@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:blue">Derek.Preas@tamuc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">P.O. Box 3011 | Commerce, Tx 75429-3011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tel. 903.468.8781 | Cell 903.268.1145 | Fax 903.468.8772 |
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/"><span style="color:blue">www.tamuc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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