Q: Hello, I wanted to know if I could sue a daycare for my son getting lice and having to cut his hair off.
I have a 1 year old son who is in daycare. About 3 weeks ago my son had lice. I called the daycare and made them aware of the situation. My sons nurse informed me that he got the lice from another child in class when i called the daycare i asked had another child had lice. They informed me that another child had in fact had lice a couple of weeks prior but they did not inform any of the other parents therefor my son ended up getting it. I ended up having to cut his hair, which he had for religious reasons, am i able to sue the daycare?
A: You would have to show they knew the other kid had lice. But yes, you could make a claim against them. However they may not be happy to have your youth in that daycare, so make alternate daycare plans. Contact a member of the Ga.Trial Lawyers Assn for your county--they give free consults.
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