School Year Brings Opportunity For Injuries

Toward the end of summer each year, hundreds of thousands of students ^[1] get ready to return to school in and around Philadelphia. As parents can generally trust that their children will be safe during the school day, accidents and injuries do occur to many school-age children on a regular basis. Some of these injuries may be minor scrapes or bruises, though others can be serious and can require an extensive amount of costly medical treatment. If your child suffers injury because the school or another party acted negligently, you should discuss your rights to recovery with an experienced Philadelphia personal injury attorney as soon as possible.

Types of injuries during school hours

Many injuries can occur on school property throughout the school day. Some of the more common injuries at school include as follows:

• Injuries on the playground
• Slip and fall accidents
• Sports-related injuries
• Assaults due to inadequate security

Some accidents are unavoidable and not every fall or playground mishap occurs because a teacher or member of school staff was negligent. However, if playground equipment is unsafe or improperly maintained or a fight happens because of negligent supervision, the school may be held responsible for your child's injuries.

Injuries to and from school

Injuries also regularly happen on the way to school and on the way home again, whether a child rides the school bus, carpools, or walks. School bus injuries can happen in a variety of ways, due to collisions, slip and falls, injuries boarding and de-boarding the bus, assaults, and more. Additionally, if a child walks to school, the risk of a pedestrian accident greatly increases. If your child is hit while walking because a driver was distracted or otherwise negligent, you have the legal right to recover from that driver.

Discuss your case with a Philadelphia personal injury attorney today

The can be many unique legal issues that arise during personal injury cases involving schools, especially if your child attends public school. For this reason, you want to seek assistance from a personal injury lawyer who is familiar with the laws and procedures ^[2] relevant to this type of case. If your child has suffered injury, contact The Levin Firm in Philadelphia at 215-825-5183 for a free consultation.

References:

¹http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/about/#schools

²http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/42/00.085..HTM