AIBU to consider a claim after my child broke his arm?

So he didn't even fall off the monkey bars, he stacked it when he forgot to land after jumping from ground level?

At my dc’s school there was always a child in the school with a broken limb because of the monkey bars. It was just a part of school life.

You should be prepared to take your child out of the school if you are suing them. It’s not fair on your child .

so do you want the school to ban jumping then?

But surely you should have your child removed because you are such a bad parent that you haven't properly taught him to jump on a climbing frame? Or face prison at the very least for your neglect?

Where will it end?

It would be embarrassing for your child if the school’s defence in court was that your child was a fool or halfwit. They could use his reading level and spelling test results to prove their case.

Children have accidents, it's part of life. Just because another child hurt themself there, it doesn't mean the equipment was faulty.
To have any claim you would need to prove all of these
-the equipment was faulty

• they knew it was faulty and didn't do anything about it
• a clear long term measurable impact/disadvantage sustained due to the injury. Not just 'he might not like his scars'

If you were sucessful, what would the money be for exactly? You need to show that he would incur extra costs as an adult as a direct result of this injury

They will take them away & give the kids screen time instead.

Was there a defect? Incorrect surface underneath? Too many kids using it at once or caused by a bigger kid etc or was it just an accident.

Id definitely write to them & ask for an explanation. They would have to have done an accident form & assessment afterwards. That's more use than 'suing'

Perhaps get your DC a phone or tablet & they can sit inside watching that instead of playing with the other kids. Also you will need to keep them off PE throughout school in case they get hurt doing that.

Grifter

Of course you are unreasonable. Not even a consideration for just asking about safety measure on the monkey bars, just straight to the money.

Broken bones from running, climbing and jumping is just a risk of being a child.

If your child couldn’t reach, then why on earth did he try to use equipment that was not designed for his size?

No you can't make a claim for your kid fucking around. So grabby.

You could try, but your child was at fault not the school.

You really think that if you sue he might receive enough compensation to set himself up for life when eighteen?? !!!

Good lord. My brother broke limbs regularly during his school career. My parents should have cashed in.

Look on the bright side, OP, your kid might find it sparks a career in medicine.

So your son didn't fall from the monkey bars? He jumped off the ground and landed badly.

Doesn't matter who it's for, you are seeking renumeration for something which sounds like a total accident based on a child being overly adventurous. As many children are. The school aren't to blame, I'd be loathe to blame a child, but it's just one of those things. Yes having operations and the risks they being can be a worry and be a source of anxiety for child and family, but it doesn't mean anyone deserves money to soothe this.

Unless the equipment was faulty, staff guided or encouraged him then I can't see how any of it was the schools fault? If it happened in a public playground would you sue the council?

Savage!

lol. So your kid jumped and fell?

Call a no win no fee solicitor. They will leave you in no doubt as to whether you have a case, because if you don't they won't take you on.

My dc (in their twenties) are still mildly annoyed that the monkey bars were out of bounds after a parent complained because their child broke their wrist.

Ironically at the same time my DD broke her arm very badly picking up her friend’s sweater. Perhaps I should’ve sued her friend? Or the school for having sweaters?

I've had one child break a bone at a kids club and one at school. These things happen. Never even passed my mind to consider taking legal action. In fact I took flowers in to staff at the club afterwards as they were so upset by it all.

I worked at a place that had a children's playground in, and a dad once tried to sue because his kid had been running fast with his head right down like an anime character, arms at his back. He was looking at the ground and ran into a metal slide. The dad tried to say the slide was sharp somewhere as he split his head, but it was an impact split. Pushed it for ages and wasted so much time and resources before giving up, he was hoping we'd just settle and use insurance or something I think. This was a charitable organisation too. If someone is using equipment improperly it's not grounds to sue usually op.

You are joking right?

Will he need long term adaptations that will cost him? An adapted car? Long term care?

No. He will require a few weeks of inconvenience and a bit of (NHS funded) physio.

As the saying goes "where there's blame there's a claim". It seems on this occasion there's no one else to blame. So yes, I would say yabu.