A total of seven fields failed annual tests in the spring and weren’t fixed until the fall, and if officials used a more stringent standard, about half the city’s artificial turf fields would fail.

The plans come several months after parents and natural grass advocates began pressing the administration about what they consider the dangers of crumb rubber and other synthetic materials used in artificial turf.

“As soon as they know something like this, it has to be made public and it wasn’t. That’s a problem.”

Photo by philliefan99. I’ve met some opinionated people in my life, and if there’s anything to be learned from those experiences, it’s that universally-accepted truths are difficult to come by. Humans are an argumentative breed, whether that’s Coke against Pepsi, East Coast versus West Coast, The Sex Pistols or The Ramones. We’ve got preferences. It’s what makes us unique beings. That said, I’ve never met anyone — and I mean anyone — who prefers…