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ISU Joins Other Illinois Universities With Hoverboard Ban In Facilities, Citing Safety Concerns

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Illinois State University is banning hoverboards from campus housing and dining facilities.  The school says they're instituting the ban due to worries about them overheating and catching fire, and concerns the scooters could be dangerous if students are riding them in hallways and other public areas.  

ISU joins other schools in Illinois and across the country that have banned the devices in campus buildings

Students must remove hoverboards from prohibited areas by Feb. 10.  They will still be allowed on public sidewalks on ISU's campus.

Northern Illinois University, Eastern Illinois University, Western Illinois University and Governor's State University have similar bans, as does Illinois Wesleyan University.  The University of Illinois' Urbana-Champaign campus banned hoverboards from its buildings in early January. 

 

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