Daughter Hurt at School
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TinkerBelz · 08-31-2004, 05:28 PM

We're needing some pixie dust and maybe some advice.

They had a bus drill at school yesterday during one of her periods at school. She's in 7th Grade.

They were to get on the bus and when the whistle was blown they were to evacuate at the back of the bus. Two boys were to "spot" the other kids jumping out the back but putting up their hands. The other kids coming out where to put their hands on the kids outside the bus to help keep their balance (not really intended to catch them).

Well you know how boys are with girls at age 12/13 and when my daughter came to the back they said "Jump" and weren't offering assistance to anyone. She jumped and ended up in a squatting position (sort of like a frog) and as the day wore on her hip hurt worse and worse. The teachers saw what happened and asked her if she were Ok and at that time she felt she was OK.

By the time she got home, she would walk around and wince or catch her breath if he walked on it a certain way. This morning she woke up and could hardly walk on it (I know sleeping probably made it a bit stiff etc.). But she requested to stay home and is submitting to me taking her to ER to have it checked (as the doctors office and closed now and we weren't sure how serious it was in the morning).

I'm thinking she sprained her hip? Is that possible? I called the school and the school nurse took down the information, but is the school responsible for this accident?

I'm just worried about her as she ALWAYS goes to school, she loves it and NEVER normally will go to the doctors unless she feels like she's about to die (so to speak).

What do you all think? Well, I'm off to the ER to check this out!

Yvonne

Jaya · 08-31-2004, 06:02 PM

I'm no lawyer, but it does sound to me like the school might be negligent in this incidence. If she gets hurt on school property during a school event - which it sounds like this was - the school could be on the hook for her medical expenses as well as punitive damages, if she was badly hurt.

I was very lucky - I had an accident similar to hers when I was in the 9th grade. I caught the toe of my sneaker in a seam on the back of the bus and pitched face-first onto the ground from that height!! Luckily, and miraculously, I was not hurt - I caught myself with my hands, and aside from a little scrape which did not even bleed, I was totally unhurt.

If her insurance covers it and she is not seriously hurt, I wouldn't worry about it - but if something is wrong, you might want to talk to a lawyer!

For now, here's some

to help her get better faster!

graygables · 08-31-2004, 06:06 PM

Yes it is possible to sprain your hip, but in girls that age, it's also not uncommon to damage the growth plate by injury or wear. My 16yo has terrible hip pain from having been in marching band and the only solution was rest and anti-inflammatory pain meds. It still acts up on her and was very painful for quite awhile.

It is definitely the school's responsibility, so look into what paperwork needs to be filed to report an accident.

More

coming her way that it will get better soon!

Keep us posted!

Stitches · 08-31-2004, 06:14 PM

So sorry to hear this. Sending lots of pixie dust your way. Let us know what you find out at the doctors.

snoozy · 08-31-2004, 06:45 PM

I'm glad to here you are taking her to see a doctor. And the school should have filled out an accident report, if they didn't they could be in big trouble.

My DD came home from school one day with her hand all bandaged up. She had gotten her hand crunched in a door at school and the nurse told her she would be fine, she also never bothered to call me about it. Lucky for them they did fill out an accident report. I ended up taking DD to the doctors the next day, no broken bones but, he had to put her on inflamatory drugs because it would swell up then go down and then swell up again, so on and so on. It took about two weeks before her hand felt normal again.

Courtney · 08-31-2004, 07:25 PM

YIKES!! Hope DD feels better soon, and it does sound to me like the school is at fault for this one.

Poor thing.

Figmentlvr427 · 08-31-2004, 07:57 PM

Oh my God I hope she will be okay!!! I think I would hold the school responsible because when she is away from you she is in their care and they apparently didn't care for her during the bus drill.

buckysmom · 08-31-2004, 08:05 PM

Nick and Ryans Mom · 08-31-2004, 08:08 PM

The staff at the school should have been supervising the kids and someone should have told the boys that this is serious stuff and not a game. I would be upset that this happened. I hope your daughter is okay. It is hard as a parent to let your child be in someone else's care for hours a day, and then when you find out they were not being properly supervised it makes you wonder what their priorities are there (helping the children grow and mature or just collecting a check without having to work summers).

Marlyn · 08-31-2004, 11:25 PM

That is awful Yvonne! Yes, I think that the school is responsible in this case. They should not have had the other students there as spotters. It was the teacher's responsibility to do this not the students!

I am sending some pixie dust to Kassie in the hopes that it will just take a few days of anti-inflammatories for her to feel like new!

TinkerBelz · 08-31-2004, 11:37 PM

Well, Kassie had quite an adverture tonight. She's never really been a sick type of kid and certainly never had an X-Ray. It was SO funny that she had to disrobe and the doctor was a MAN. I thought she'd just die - remember she's going on 13. LOL

He had them take an X-ray and told me he was looking for a pelvic chip. He said he's seen these in girls this age and similiar types of accidents. But the X-rays came back fine. She had a sprained ligament or something like that. Bascially she gets a "get out of jail (Oh I mean GYM) free card" for 3 days.

She was bummed that she didn't get crutches and the bonus of having someone carry her books around school. She was thinking a t-shirt for the carrier saying "Mule Train". LOL Man, she is SO like me. LOL

But she's really sore and going back to school tomorrow. I MADE her take an Aleve and it did help alot (she HATES taking pills - as she sometimes has trouble swallowing them).

Oh, one other funny to her, but sad in reality. I didn't go with her to get her X-ray and she came back and said "Mom he asked me if I was pregnant".

She was embarassed and thought it was funny the whole time. After she said "I'm only 12" the guy said "well I have to ask" and she said he seemed sort of embarassed. LOL Although sad they have to ask girls this young.

I'm just glad she didn't get into the bathroom and see the pictoral directions on how to give a wee wee specimen. There were PICTORIAL directions for both men and women and she would have DIED seeing that. Isn't adolescence GREAT!

Yvonne

Marlyn · 08-31-2004, 11:46 PM

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I'm just glad she didn't get into the bathroom and see the pictoral directions on how to give a wee wee specimen. There were PICTORIAL directions for both men and women and she would have DIED seeing that. Isn't adolescence GREAT!

Yvonne

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That is hilarious Yvonne!!!

disneyqueenmum · 09-01-2004, 12:10 AM

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But she's really sore and going back to school tomorrow. I MADE her take an Aleve and it did help alot (she HATES taking pills - as she sometimes has trouble swallowing them).

Oh, one other funny to her, but sad in reality. I didn't go with her to get her X-ray and she came back and said "Mom he asked me if I was pregnant".

She was embarassed and thought it was funny the whole time. After she said "I'm only 12" the guy said "well I have to ask" and she said he seemed sort of embarassed. LOL Although sad they have to ask girls this young.

I'm just glad she didn't get into the bathroom and see the pictoral directions on how to give a wee wee specimen. There were PICTORIAL directions for both men and women and she would have DIED seeing that. Isn't adolescence GREAT!

Yvonne

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Yvonne, first of all I'm glad it was nothing more serious. I hope she will feel fine in no time. May I also suggest writing a note to the disctrict superintendent suggesting they revise their bus evacuation procedure? Some days I don't even want to send my kids to school when I hear some of the crazy stuff that goes on!

for your daughter!
(By the way, I have a 13 y.o. daughter who recently saw a doctor and was also asked the pregnancy question. Her eyes got huge and she laughed hysterically. And practically screamed "NO"! I guess you and I are very lucky to have 13 y.o.'s who are shocked by this question.)