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Road congestion, inattentive drivers, negligent supervision, weather conditions and defective products are among the many causes that may lead to a school bus accident. Since children are at risk every single day while riding on a bus, it is important to seek the proper legal advice and representation if your child has been involved in a school bus accident.
School bus accidents may involve complex legal issues that must be dealt with appropriately. If the accident involving the school bus leads to injuries to several of the students, there may be basis for claims involving numerous plaintiffs to recover for their damages.
School buses are not like the typical passenger vehicle and accidents involving school buses may not result in the same types of effects as if riding in a passenger vehicle. Accidents involving school buses may result in serious injuries including broken bones, head/neck injuries, brain injuries, paralysis, paraplegia and even death.
Since the oversized nature of a school bus can cause serious damage if involved in an accident, its potential for damage must be taken seriously.
In addition, school buses in Los Angeles, California currently do not require seat belts to be installed on each school bus. This also may lead to students being thrown into the seat in front, or into the aisles which may also result in serious injuries.
According to the National Safety Council 22 million students ride the school bus to and from school each day. Most injuries are a result of when students are getting on or off the bus, crossing the street, or school bus accidents involving other vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that 164 persons were killed in school bus accidents and another 18,000 were injured in 1999.
If your child has been involved in a school bus accident, call today for a free consultation of your claim. Our team of experienced attorneys at Slaughter & Slaughter are dedicated to providing aggressive representation while seeking the maximum compensation available. Our lawyers understand the stressful and traumatic experience of going through an injury of a child as a result of a school bus accident, and there is no reason to go through it alone. Let our attorneys help you during these difficult times.
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Los Angeles is home to the largest school district in the state of California and the second largest in the country. The Los Angeles Unified School District or LAUSD as it is often referred to had over 750,000 students enrolled within the district as of 2006.
In California, school district liability cases are based on the accountability that the school, its teachers, administrators and district directors owe to the students that attend. Injuries often occur on the schoolyard, school play yard, school grounds, playground, basketball courts, football fields, baseball fields, tennis courts, field trips, handball courts, graduation, during recess or at lunch time on the school grounds.
Field trips and any other school sponsored event off of the campus grounds may also be grounds for a school district liability claim.
There are many reasons that your child may be injured including: the negligent supervision of students, inadequate security for students, improper procedures and failure to take proper action.
Bullying is also commonality on many LAUSD campuses as well as fights and sexual harassment. When a teacher, principle or school administrator fails to take proper action to deter these serious occurrences, then a school district may be liable.
If you or your child has been injured at school, you may have a claim to recover for your damages. The LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District may be liable for the damages. At the Law Offices of Slaughter & Slaughter we have the experience needed to seek the maximum compensation from the School District if your child has been injured.
Call Today! For a FREE consultation of your claim: 888.222.8286
Under the California Vehicle Code section 12517.1. (a) A "schoolbus (school bus) accident" means any of the following:
(1) A motor vehicle accident resulting in property damage in excess of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) or personal injury, on public or private property, and involving a schoolbus, youth bus, school pupil activity bus, or general public paratransit vehicle transporting a pupil.
(2) A collision between a vehicle and a pupil or a schoolbus driver while the pupil or driver is crossing the highway when the schoolbus flashing red signal lamps are required to be operated pursuant to Section 22112.
(3) Injury of a pupil inside a vehicle described in paragraph (1) as a result of acceleration, deceleration, or other movement of the vehicle.
(b) The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall investigate all schoolbus accidents, except that accidents involving only property damage and occurring entirely on private property shall be investigated only if they involve a violation of this code.
