Looks like all those school districts that banned dodgeball, and the professor who described the popular kids’ game as “litigation waiting to happen” (see Jun. 13, 2001), were on to something. A New York appeals court has rejected a request by the Vestal Central School District to dismiss a suit demanding compensation for the injury that seven-year-old Heather Lindaman suffered when she “became entangled with another student during the game, fell on a hardwood floor and fractured her left arm”. The school said the players were adequately supervised, but the court said a jury should decide whether second graders are too young for the game. (Yancey Roy, “Vestal lawsuit could put dodgeball on trial”, Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin, Nov. 20) David Giacalone comments.
Dodgeball unsafe for 7-year-olds, suit says
Looks like all those school districts that banned dodgeball, and the professor who described the popular kids’ game as “litigation waiting to happen” (see Jun. 13, 2001), were on to something. A New York appeals court has rejected a request by the Vestal Central School District to dismiss a suit demanding compensation for the injury […]
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