Personal injuries on church property or during church activities
Key point 10-11. A church may be legally responsible on the basis of negligent supervision for injuries resulting from a failure to exercise adequate supervision of its programs and activities.
Negligence as a Basis for Liability
* A federal court in the District of Columbia ruled that a school could be responsible on the basis of negligent supervision for an assault committed by five of its students on another student during a field trip to a public park. A minor ("Eric") visited a park while on a field trip with his school. During the trip, Eric was assaulted, kicked, and beaten by five other students who were on a field trip to the same park from a different school. Eric's parents sued the attackers' school, claiming that its "negligent supervision" of the five students caused their son's injuries. The school ...
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