School Bus Danger
The daily task of getting the kids up, dressed, fed, and out the door on time in the early hours of each morning is a frantic routine, often filled with grumbling and griping. Parents do not have the luxury of being tired, and your commitment to your child’s education is admirable. At the very least, for all that you do, you should have a reasonable expectation that your children will be safe when they get on the school bus and depart for the day.
But despite the best efforts of legislators to push for improved school bus safety, an alarming number of children are sent to the emergency room each year due to injuries sustained while riding a school bus. Researchers discovered in a 2006 study that approximately 17,000 school bus riders under 19 years old require emergency medical treatment annually.
Many of these injuries occur when students are boarding or getting off the bus, but others are the result of collision accidents, unsafe driving maneuvers, or physical altercations between riders. The bus operator and school district are legally obligated to protect the welfare of your children while they are riding the bus, and when they fail to do so it may be in your child’s best interest to pursue legal action against the appropriate party.
Despite the fact that your case may be wholly justified, your child might encounter some unnecessary and inappropriate hostility from school officials or bus drivers. This is but one of many reasons that it is important for you to seek legal representation from an experienced Green Bay school bus injury attorney.
Contact Us
If your child has been injured due to negligent supervision or operation of a school bus, contact the Green Bay bus accident lawyer of Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. ®, at 800-242-2874.
