{"id":11097,"date":"2024-03-11T13:57:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/?p=11097"},"modified":"2024-03-11T13:57:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:57:31","slug":"sliding-into-litigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/index.php\/sliding-into-litigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Sliding into Litigation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For most parents, it may be considered one of the greatest hopes or expectations that while under the supervision of educators, their children are safe.\u00a0 To ensure total general safety, parents may anticipate that their child\u2019s school upholds every reasonable standard.\u00a0 Following a February 6 injury involving a corkscrew slide at the Rose Springs Elementary School in Idaho, this practical expectation was compromised. \u00a0The parents of a now-deceased 8-year-old child have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Idaho school district that may be held liable for the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

According to the lawsuit, Timothy and Kathryn Cunningham claim that their son Dallin was playing on the school playground when he took a ride down an extremely steep corkscrew slide.\u00a0 As Dallin was rounding a turn, he flew over the side and fell 7 feet to the ground.\u00a0 While a 7-foot drop alone is a cause for risk<\/a> of injury, the fact that the mulch bed beneath the slide was exceptionally hard due to freezing temperatures escalated the danger to the children playing on the playground.\u00a0 The ground was so cold that everything below a one-inch layer of mulch was solid and could not realistically soften the blow of a hard fall.\u00a0 Compared to regulation playground standards, which determines that 12 inches of mulch is safe, the playground at Rose Springs Elementary was arguably neglected.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the danger surrounding the slide, Dallin\u2019s parents accuse the school of allowing the children to play on hazardous equipment.\u00a0 In the lawsuit, they state that the slide was not only steep, but also did not have proper railings to prevent children from falling over the side.\u00a0 As a result of their son\u2019s fall, he suffered a traumatic brain injury and passed away a day after the incident.\u00a0 The family is seeking $90,000 in damages to cover medical expenses, as well as any additional damages that may be awarded at trial.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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