QUESTION: Does the school pay if my son got hurt during practice? The coach had my son on the back of another student while running across the field. The student tripped and my son fell off, breaking his collarbone. ANSWER: A person participating in an activity that has inherent risks (such as sports activities) has an assumption of the risks involved. This assumption of risk could either be “primary” or “secondary.” The primary assumption of risk is a complete defense wherein the defendant may not be held liable for the.
QUESTION: Is the school liable for my son’s injury during a wrestling practice at his school? My son’s opponent made an illegal move (pile drive), and sent my son head first to the floor. My son sustained a spinal injury and he has not been the same since. ANSWER: There is a special relationship between a school district or its employees and students that imposes an affirmative duty on the district/employees to take reasonable steps to protect students from reasonably foreseeable risks of harm [C.A. v. William S. Hart Union.