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Do You Still Want to Chaperone Your Kids' Trips?

By Cleveland Law Library

On the heels of a $700,000 judgment against a mom who chaperoned her daughter's cheerleading trip to Hawaii, you have to ask yourself if you still want to chaperone your kids' school trips. Even though newsnet5.com reported that a student named Lauren Crossan who died on the trip was 18 years old, and therefore legally an adult, when she fell from a hotel balcony, an arbitrator found that the chaperone was partly liable for the girl's death. Newsnet5.com reports that the girl was seen drinking before she fell, but it is unclear whether the chaperone saw the girl imbibing before her fatal accident. Even for homeowners who have insurance that might cover such liability, is it a risk you are willing to take if something goes awry on one of your kids' trips?

Full post as published by Cleveland Law Library Weblog on June 26, 2008 (boomark / email).