In Indianapolis, Raul Gonzalez IV, 16 and developmentally disabled, “died after he stuck his head out of a [school] bus window and struck a tree last fall. The bus driver was steering to avoid an injured raccoon”. Now his mother, Irma Garcia, has filed a tort claim notice against the city and Perry Township schools on a variety of negligence theories. Her lawyer, Robert York, said in particular that the fatality could have been averted “if the bus’s windows had been blocked from opening more than a few inches”. The article makes no mention of what such a recommendation might mean for the safety of school bus passengers in other situations, such as emergency evacuations. (Vic Ryckaert, “Perry Schools may be sued in bus accident”, Indianapolis Star, Apr. 16)(& letter to the editor, Jun. 22).
Lawyer: school should have secured bus windows against opening
In Indianapolis, Raul Gonzalez IV, 16 and developmentally disabled, “died after he stuck his head out of a [school] bus window and struck a tree last fall. The bus driver was steering to avoid an injured raccoon”. Now his mother, Irma Garcia, has filed a tort claim notice against the city and Perry Township schools […]
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