School Accidents

New York School Accidents and Day Care Accidents

At Pazer, Epstein & Jaffe, P.C., we have handled many serious and very preventable school accident injury cases. Our attorneys have combined experience of over 100 years getting results for clients in these cases. Contact us to schedule a free initial consultation. We have offices in New York City and Long Island.

When you leave your child in the care of a daycare provider or a teacher, you expect the child to be safe. But every year, many children are injured in those settings. Risky physical activities are usually the culprit in a school accident. You want teachers to exercise the type of responsibility that a good parent would when supervising a child. Instead, they may coordinate games that involve blindfolding, spinning, and other non-educational antics that result in severe injuries.

At Pazer, Epstein & Jaffe, P.C., our lawyers represent parents and their children who are victims of taunting, harassment, and bullying. School injury litigation can take many forms. For example, schools may allow fights among students to occur, leading to physical injury. That lack or protection or supervision can even result in sexual assaults and molestation. Physical school injury is only the beginning of the problems. Psychological damage is done as well.

Poorly maintained buildings that lack the proper upkeep create hazards on school premises. Stairs badly in need of repair can cause a serious fall. Old chairs still in use after many years can collapse. Remnants of lead paint can still remain even though the dangers of that are well known. A school injury can occur anywhere in a supposedly safe and secure school building.

When teachers, administrators, and other school staff members fail in their obligation to keep children safe from harm, both physically and mentally, they need to be held accountable. Our lawyers handle this very specific aspect of personal injury law. A school injury can be rife with emotion because a child is involved. We get to the facts of the case in litigating your school injury case.

For more information or to schedule a free consultation with an experienced school injury lawyer regarding a day care accident, playground injury, slip and fall, or trip and fall, please contact us. We have offices in New York City and Long Island.