The inquisitive and restless nature makes it hard for most of the children to remain calm for long. Hence, it is not uncommon for the children to fall and receive injuries to various body-parts. The parents cannot blame the school authority for the accidents stemming from a child’s own mistake. However, some accidents may happen due to the negligence or carelessness of a teacher or attendant. In these scenarios, the parents may sue the school authority for a child’s injuries or other losses stemming from the accident with the assistance of an injury lawyer in Calgary.
The school authorities have higher responsibilities towards the safety of the students. It is essential for a school authority to maintain a reasonably safe premise for the students. It is the responsibility of every school authority to keep dangerous/hazardous materials out of the school compound. If a school-authority fails to maintain this duty of care, then this negligence may lead to an accident. A student may receive moderate-to-severe injuries due to this type of accident. In this scenario, an injury lawyer in Calgary may hold a school authority liable for the breach of their duty of care and for the failure to maintain a reasonably safe premise for the students. A personal injury lawyer may not prevent an unfortunate event from injuring your child. However, he/she can help you win adequate compensatory damage for your child’s injuries and other losses from the school’s insurer.
School Premise Accident
The ‘Reasonably Prudent Parent Doctrine’ of Ontario reads that the school authority is responsible for maintaining a ‘standard of care’ in the place of a parent as long as a child is in school.This doctrine enables an injury lawyer in Calgary to hold a school-board liable for a child’s injuries or losses even if their own activities or condition of the environment lead to an accident. A school authority also shoulders some liability for the playground accidents.
Playground Accident
In Ontario, every school is responsible for maintaining a safe ambiance for the students at playground. This is not limited to maintaining the playground equipment in proper condition. It is equally important to keep adequate landing space underneath the higher playground articles, such as slides/climbers/see-saw. If a child lands on the solid ground after falling from these articles, then the surrounding hard surface may aggravate the severity of injuries. An injury lawyer in Calgary may hold a school authority liable for a child’s injuries not only for the poorly maintained playground equipment. A school-board is equally responsible for a student’s losses if the inadequate landing space leads to severe injuries.
School-Bus Accident
An injury lawyer in Calgary may even hold a school-board liable for a student’s injury if an accident happens on the school-bus. However, a school-authority is not liable for the injuries/losses, if an accident happens due to the negligence or recklessness of another driver. In this scenario, a third-party is liable for the payment of compensatory damage for your child’s losses. For more information visit here: BILAB Personal Injury Lawyer