What are our rights if my son was injured while playing basketball at school?
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What are our rights if my son was injured while playing basketball at school?
My son was in gym class. They were playing basketball. my son was jumping to make a basket and was hit in the left knee. it was dislocated as he lay on the floor he saw his kneecap on the left side of hospital leg. He put it back himself. Where was the teaches? I took him to Children’s Hospital ER. While there his teacher called to see how he was. He told me he only turned his head for a minute. I have no insurance and small unemployed at this time.
Asked on February 20, 2014 under Personal Injury, Washington
Answers:
Anne Brady / Law Office of Anne Brady
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
You state that your son was "hit in the left knee." By what? Another student? If so, it would not have mattered whether the teacher was watching every moment. Kids run into each other playing basketball. It happens. It does not mean the teacher/coach was negligent. Were your son's damages any worse because he relocated the knee himself? Did he call to the teacher and ask for help before deciding to do this himself? It seems unlikely you have a claim against the school because you have not alleged any negligent act on the teacher's part.
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