she broke it at 11:00am & school nurse put ice on it for 10 min. & grab my girls arm said it was ok. wife picked her up at 3:15 notice big dip in arm, daughter was crying holding it against her wife took her to doctors was broken it 2 places. Do i have the right to sue for scholl not contaction us??
2007-09-30 15:43:05 · 6 answers · asked by C 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
yes. that is negligence. get onto it right away. your poor daughter had to suffer in agony the entire day. it has nothing to do with the fact she had it agaisnt her, holding it, or no further damage was done. the fact is that she was in serious medical help and not to mention agonising pain ( i know, because my daughter broke her arm at school and they contacted me right away and called an ambulance).
sue them, or at least get an appointment with a soliciter, the school neglected to inform you and/or the hospital that she had a SERIOUS injury and this is called NEGLIGENCE and is against the law. so yea, i think you have a strong case. she suffered more than she had too because the school failed to report it. get onto it right away. good luck
2007-09-30 16:28:51 · answer #1 · answered by shiftymad 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At this point, probably not. It is possible the dip in the arm was not noticable at the time the nurse examined her. I don't see why a nurse would intentionally ignore a broken arm.
I don't think it is reasonable to call a parent every time someone is hurt, kids would be faking injuries all the time just to skip school.
I would certainly call the school and complain, they should do an investigation into the incident and get back to you. If not, notify the school board.
You wouldn't want to sue too soon, in case your daughter has complications. Wait until she gets better. If she doesn't get better, you will want the doctors opinion if the delay in reporting contributed to the injury.
Once you have the results of the investigation, and the arm heals, you can determine if the nurse was negligent or not.
2007-09-30 15:48:57 · answer #2 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Contaction? Are you in the same grade as your daughter?
Does the doctor expect your daughter to recover? I hope so. I doubt further damage was done between 11 am and 3:15 pm., as your daughter probably held her arm against her all day. My point is, how will money make this situation any better?
Perhaps a better solution would be to address the problem of an inept nurse. Now THAT would help things.
2007-09-30 15:53:05 · answer #3 · answered by artistagent116 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry to hear about your daughter's broken arm. However, before you sue, is it a public or private school? Public schools usually can't be sued based on the idea of sovereign immunity since the school is a part of the government. Public schools can still be sued if something really really bad happens though.
2007-09-30 17:51:09 · answer #4 · answered by David B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not to be mean, but I do think you should try and use spell check as well. As with your daughter, that was a terrible thing that they did, neglecting her or not taking care of her that much. I think if you really want to sue the school, you can, it's up to you. Just call a lawyer and then he if they will take your case. On the upside, I think children are resilient and excellent healers, but if you are really sure about suing them, it's your choice. Are you going to say that they don't have very safe playgrounds or they didn't really take good care of your daughter?
2007-09-30 15:54:05 · answer #5 · answered by Suzy Suzee Sue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you do. By law they are supposed to contact you for any injury no matter what it is.
2007-09-30 15:51:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋