Kids Kicked Off Playground - Next to Adults Playing Basketball: One RI Father’s Frustration

Kids Kicked Off Playground - Next to Adults Playing Basketball: One RI Father’s Frustration

Cranston father Jonathan Keith took to social media on Sunday to vent his frustration at finding places for his two young kids to play, with restrictions still in place in Rhode Island. 

Keith first took his children to Wilson Park in North Kingstown, where he was told by an officer they couldn’t play on the playground — but the adjacent basketball courts were filled with adults playing. 

“When this is okay but two kids playing here are not…thanks for kicking us out,” wrote Keith, posting the side by side photos, adding, “It’s not about your health.”

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Currently, social gatherings in Rhode Island are still restricted to five or fewer people. 

"25-30 grown men were playing a physical contact sport," said Keith. 

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“[The] officer in North Kingstown told us state parks are open,” Keith continued, who then went to Goddard State Park. “Pulled in and was told the park was at capacity, turn around and leave….I explained that we were just turned away from a playground down the street and were directed to come to a State Park.”

Keith said they tried another way in, but at that point, it was “too late” for him and his kids. 

“We later found out at another gate the capacity was for cars not people. We parked down the street and walked back. By the time we got back to the gate, they were letting additional cars in,” he said. 

“Then my 5-year-old had to pee. I had to run the half-mile back to the car to drive back pick her up and find a bathroom because public restrooms are closed,” said Keith. 

“We ended up sitting on the grass outside of a restaurant next to the parking lot eating lunch," he said.