30 The Queens Courier • may 29, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com YOUR PROMOTIONS SUPERMARKET SINCE 1995 CORPORATE & TEAM OUTFITTING H Staff Shirts H Giveaways H Family Reunions H School/Camps H Organizations/Events CUSTOM APPAREL H T-SHIRTS POPULAR BRAND WHITE TEE SCREEN PRINTED (1 COLOR) MIN. 144* ONLY $295 $495 QueensCourier.com (Screen Printed or Embroidered) 2013 THE QUEENS H CAPS/HATS H UNIFORMS H JACKETS H BACK PACKS H BAGS H TROPHIES EACH *SAME DEAL: SWEATSHIRTS EACH CALL FOR FREE CATALOG of the 866.701.3263 H 718.969.3144 YOU NAME IT, WE GOT IT!!! (We can customize your art, logo, messages on anything!) Pens (All Types) Bags (Plastic/Paper) Calendars Water Bottles Awareness Bracelets Food Gifts Corporate Gifts Badges & Buttons Electronics Calculators Computer Accessories Eco Friendly Products Full Color Magnetic Business Cards 10 ¢ each Minimum 1,000 Your Business Card Their Refrigerator 866.701.3263 H 718.969.3144 www.PROMOTIONALEMPIRE.com Specialized Diagnostic Medical Sonography Career Training at Center for Ultrasound Research & Education Center for Ultrasound Research & Education •������������������������������������������������������������������ 12-24 Month Certificate Programs •������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Day and Evening Classes • Job Placement Assistance •���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 0% Interest Financial Assistance Available • Licensed by NYSED/BPSS • Growing, In Demand Profession ••���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ANcactrioendiatelldy Abyc cArBeHdiEteSd by ABHES ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� CALL 1-855-THE CURE • (1-855-843-2873) www.cure.edu �������������������������������������������������������������� 271 North Ave., New Rochelle, NY ULTRASOUND CAREERS BEGIN HERE ���������������������������������������������������������� Legally Speaking By: Scott Baron, Attorney at Law IN KINDERGARTEN Q: In kindergarten, Johnny was waiting his turn to use the bathroom. Absent-mindedly, he placed his hand inside the hinged side of the bathroom door. A fellow student entered the bathroom and closed the door on Johnny’s finger. The accident occurred during rest time, when the students were resting their heads on their tables. The teacher would permit one table of four after another to stand in line for the bathroom. The school has told me that the kindergartners had been instructed at the beginning of the school year to stay on a carpet placed a few feet from the bathroom door while waiting their turn. The teacher claims that she would usually reprimand any student who failed to comply with the rule. The teacher says that, at the time of the accident, she was at her desk on the other side of the room, watching the students resting at their tables, and not watching the students lining up at the bathroom. She did not observe the accident. A: While a school district is not an insurer of the safety of its students – since it cannot reasonably be expected to continuously supervise and control all of their movements and activities – it has a duty to adequately supervise the students in its charge and will be held liable for foreseeable injuries proximately related to the absence of adequate supervision. However, from what you tell me, the supervision may well have been adequate. As an alternative, perhaps there was excessive space between the door and the surface to which the hinge attached it. Perhaps such doors are supposed to have protective guards. If so, your attorney may do better with an argument that this bathroom door was inherently dangerous and defective, for a kindergartener, and that the school had notice of this defect. You might even be able to show that another child had been injured at the school in the past in a similar way. Despite this, the school took no action to correct the door after that other child was injured. Whether a dangerous or defective condition exists on property, to create liability, depends on the peculiar facts and circumstances and is generally a question of fact for the jury. Advertorial The law responds to changed conditions; exceptions and variations abound. Here, the information is general; always seek out competent counsel This article shall not be construed as legal advice. Copyright © 2014 Scott Baron & Associates, P.C. All rights reserved. 159-49 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, New York 11414 1750 Central Park Ave, Yonkers, NY 10710 718-738-9800, 914-337-9800, 1-866-927-4878 INTERNS WANTED NEWSPAPER IN QUEENS EDITORIAL & WEB [email protected]
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