Arizona Swimming Accidents At School – All School Accidents – Peoria, Avondale, Glendale, Ahwatukee, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Chandler, Tempe, Maricopa, All Arizona School Accidents and Injuries
Arizona school accidents happen a lot more than people think. There are swimming accidents, playground accidents, slip and fall accidents, bus accidents and many other accidents that happen in Arizona while children are at school.
Many times it is lack of school policies that contribute to the child or student being injuries. Many times on the playground it is lack of supervision, design defects for playground equipment, schools choosing the wrong school equipment , lack of supervision for the students, lack of policy procedures that keep in mind the safety of the children.
Playground accidents happen many times where the teachers allow younger kids to play on older children’s equipment. This many times ends up in children being hurt. Swimming accidents happen where there is lack of supervision. For instance too many students compared to supervision. Many times at the high school level a teacher may assume that the student can swim when they cannot. There are many teachers out there who are always looking out for the safety of the children. There are other teachers who do not realize that the safety for the children is what has to be first and foremost.
When it comes to accidents that happen at school it is important to know that there is a 180 statute of limitations. There are some arguments that it can be longer when a minor is involved but generally we go by the 180 statute of limitation when dealing with a school. This is assuming that the school is a public entity. If the school is a private school the statute is likely to be two years. Statute of limitations for public school entities are much different compared to private school entities. Besides a 180 statute of limitation for a notice of claim. There is also a one year statute of limitations for settling the claim or filing a lawsuit again the adverse party. These statutes are very important to be aware of if you have a claim for a child who was hurt or fatally killed by the negligence of school staff.
Of course, there are many other ways students are injured. Currently, there is much legislation trying to go through for buses to have seatbelts since many times students are hurt or fatally injured in bus accidents. These are all still pending and currently school buses do not have seatbelts.
This is general information on statute of limitations and deadlines for students who are injured or fatally killed due to the negligence of a member of a school. If you have specific questions on an accident in Arizona regarding a student feel free to call us anytime Valleywide at 602-267-1280. We have offices in the west valley, east valley, central phoenix. If you are unable to come to our office and we can help you, we will come to your home or visit you at the hospital. We understand that these are difficult times for families and we are here to help you.
