I won't go into all the details. YOu can find them on this board, this injury happened last fall. We are moving out of state, and the school has done nothing that they said they would. There was definite negligence on the part of coach and trainer, and possibly others.

It's awful to say, but we could sure use the money, but all we wanted was apologies. My son will have to re-do at least half of ninth grade. It's not the injury, we accept that those are possibilities with football, it's how it was treated (or not in this case) with the staff.

we are in Utah county, I would not even know who to go to. I don't know how to search archives, but I"m sure the story is there. It was august 30 when he was injured, but I wrote after that, and updates.

What say ye?

If they have not followed through as they said they would, it couldn't hurt to consult with a personal injury attorney. They can tell you if it would be a worthwhile case to pursue.

I agree with jane...check with an attorney...you really should!

Should be free too, just a consultation

or did you not sign a parental release for sports participation authorizing his participation in a lethal physical contact sports which incorporates frontal side and physical blows via tackling deliberately. ? You knew that it was tackle? I am amazed at combative sports. I shudder to think of cerebral hermoraghes & sports caused aphasia, speech disorders, and memory loss among middle aged, young middle aged professonal football players (not just boxers.) Its so overwhelming- our culture is so accustomed to it. They cheer when people hit their heads or pile up. I can't get into it. So sorry about your move. I don't know how parental releases figure into athletic training team participation at all but they are required, plus a physical before starting is allowed, in our kids' schools. One daughter wanted to play but was disallowed permanently from any sport whatso every because she had the - the school district policy for sports handbook in a big form listed previous medical conditions banned from particpation included bone grafts bone reconstruction tumors, that was it no exceptions.

which one of you attended the parent's meeing or took him to the sports physical? Which one of you= your ex or yourself got the physical first, the release of liability- sign it and return it (wouldn't you have a copy) and proof of insurance.
This would have happened pre season? unless it was a year round program then it might have happened sometime before the season starts.

so which one of you did it- your EX or was it you? The signature lines say usually parent or guardian don't they? So either one of you could have signed it.

That is significant something to backtrack on or investigate. It sounds like your ex put him into the sport and you didn't sign the consents or you'd remember it. That's possible, is that what happened?

Talk to an attorney. You might not have a case, or you might have a humdinger of one. Only an attorney could tell you for sure. If there are unpaid medical expenses, then by all means don't hesitate to ask around attorney offices until you find a representative. You could have a perfect case, but the first couple attorneys might not want to take it, because it is against a school.

Don't waste time. In most states you only have a couple years from the time of the incident, to sue. Some states you only have a year. It is entirely possible that the school is just trying to make you jump through hoops until the statute of limitations passes on the case.

Most school districts are self-insured so they pay settlements out of the tax revenues they receive from county Board of Supervisors.

If you feel your child has been harmed in a way that will adversely impact the remainder of his life you should probably sue so that you can get that money for him.

If you are doing it because your feelings were hurt or you felt as if they didn't show they cared enough, I would recommend you consider who you're ultimately hurting if you do sue.

Well, for anyone interested in going back, I don't know how to link to a thread, but if you do a search for the word "neel", no quote marks, and change the search span to one year back, that will show just that thread.