Q: My child was injured on a school field trip.
The parent chaperone for his group was using the bathroom when he dislocated his knee. There were parent chaperones for other groups in the same room when it happened. Can I sue them (or his chaperone who left him unattended) for his medical expenses?
A: The question would be whether the fact that he was left unattended was the cause of his injury. This would depend on he circumstances and the victim's age. Bringing a claim against a parent chaperone is going to be a bit of a challenge because the deck is stacked against you. People understand that a parent is just helping out and is not trained to attend to children on a field trip (and, as a parent, how hard it is to do so).
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