Students take a yoga class at a CorePower studio in Denver on Aug. 7, 2014. (Andy Cross, Denver Post file)
The Colorado legislature is considering a bill that would exempt yoga teacher training schools from the Private Occupational School Act of 1981. It will strip consumer protection to those taking yoga teacher training, diminish the integrity of the yoga teacher training, and harm the students of yoga who count on a reliable process for yoga teachers that ensure their safety in classes.
As difficult as it is to get consumer protection regulation passed, it is counterproductive to remove consumer protection that has already been legislated. This bill has other unintended consequences. By removing one type of occupational school from oversight, other occupational schools will now have the same slippery slope to request removal from regulation oversight.
While the other issues surrounding this discussion have merit, this is not the way to resolve those other issues. Eradicating consumer protection is not what is in the best interests of the citizens of this state.
Sandy Kline,Arvada
This letter was published in the March 25 edition.
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