Torts/Personal Injury
Oct. 3, 2023
Assessing a school's liability when the school bus doesn't show up
School liability for student injuries is a complicated issue. Schools owe a special relationship to their students. As the Brinsmead decision shows, this special relationship and its related duties can attach even before the child steps foot on the bus.
Michael E. Rubinstein
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Michael is a Los Angeles-based personal injury and accident attorney.
It's every parent's nightmare. Imagine the following scenario: A parent drops off her child at the bus stop, assuming the bus will show up like it does every day. It doesn't. So the child hitches a ride to school with a friend. On the way to school, tragedy strikes. Is the school liable? Yes, according to the recent Court of Appeal opinion in Brinsmead v. Elk Grove Unified School District. Even though the injury did not occur while the stu...
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