Key Points Student injuries can stem from failures in school supervision, but many are also unavoidable accidents. Schools must exercise reasonable care, not perfect care, to protect students from different forms of injuries. Schools can face supervision or premises liability for reasonably foreseeable student injury. The fact that a student...
When handling lawsuits brought against schools and other child- and youth-oriented organizations on grounds of negligence, discrimination, bullying, abuse, student injury, disability matters, and other student or employee rights violations, plaintiff and defendant attorneys should prioritize enlisting expert witnesses whose qualifications and testimony can withstand the scrutiny of the opposing...
Children with disabilities in residential and therapeutic facilities are among those who are most vulnerable to abuse and other forms of harm. Protecting the safety of children and the facilities where they reside from costly litigation is achievable through proper policies, training, supervision of staff and students, and continued proactive...
Parents send their children to school expecting that their kids will be safe. The parents trust that the school’s staff will act in their place and look out for their children’s welfare in the same way they would. The presence of security guards, school police, or resource officers at the...
Statistically, it’s safer to transport children to and from school by school bus than by car, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association. But accidents and other bus-related incidents that result in student injury and negligence are frequently causes for litigation and claims regarding negligent hiring of school bus...
When risk is managed, injury, student death, and resulting litigation are less likely to occur. All too frequently, it is only after a tragedy that officials look back and ask, “How could this have been avoided?” Risk management is a far-reaching topic, but when focused on the professional standard of...