Child Injury Lawyer Blog
By Will Brown, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In Ohio and other States, children may be at risk for molestation, abuse, and / or bad acts of voyeurism in the locker room of schools. Because of these risks, it is important that school districts and administrators set forth policies and procedures for each school to follow as to the presence and conduct of both school employees and the children as to locker room use. There should be a separation of the children from the adult employees and some kind of provisions put in place for the privacy of the children. Furthermore, it is important that schools complete proper background checks on all employees, coaches, trainers, and volunteers involved with physical education and / or any sports activities conducted in or by the school.
In most sports, there are boundaries that define the playing field or area including the following:
In the State of Connecticut, the Department of Children and Families now requires that medical providers review medical records and complete a full physical exam for all children under the age of 6 years old who seek medical treatment for an injury. The purpose of such requirements is to protect potential young victims of abuse and neglect. You can read more about this topic at 
In Kentucky and other States, children are enrolled in day care centers so their parents can work jobs and take care of other obligations during the typical day. In most cases, children are watched and supervised in a caring environment by trained child care workers and providers. Unfortunately, some day care providers either have a bad day and take it out on the children or just do not have the training, temperament, or personality to care for young children. When a child is struck, hit, slapped, punched, or otherwise subjected to corporal punishment, there may be a civil claim or case against the day care center or child care provider. In addition to a civil case, there may be a criminal prosecution against the day care provider or worker who struck or hit the child. In some of these incidents, there is even videotape or photographic evidence of the crime / incident taking place.
When a child is enrolled in a day care center in Montana and other States, parents rely on the day care center to provide a safe haven for the child. The day care center staff should use its best efforts to protect the child while being supervised at the day care center. When children are present, there are always risks of injury and because of this – it is important that the supervision is constant and timely. Other children enrolled or present at the day care center can also present a risk to a child. Whether it is bullying acts or just carelessness, there are child against child crimes or incidents reported at day care centers. Some are unforeseeable and unpreventable while other incidents can certainly be prevented with better supervision of the children enrolled in the day care center. It is most unfortunate and tragic when a child is injured or sexually assaulted at a day care center. When an incident takes place, there are three types of cases that may result from the incident:
In Texas and other States, incidents that take place at day care centers or as a result of day care center negligence or neglect can and do result in the criminal prosecution of the employees and / or administrators of the day care center. In most States, a person can be arrested for reckless conduct that is not intentional in nature. A good example is a DUI crash involving injury. The DUI driver did not necessarily intend to run over the pedestrian but the DUI driver was certainly reckless in driving under the influence of alcohol. In this case, the driver was reckless and can be arrested and prosecuted for crimes related to the pedestrian / automobile accident.
In Texas and other States, children are the unfortunate and tragic victims of abuse and neglect a day care centers. While many incidents are reported and investigated by local law enforcement, many such incidents go unreported and are hidden from the parents of the abused and neglected child. With technology and other advances, many day care centers now have video surveillance in the facility. Many day care centers even offer parents a portal during the day so that parents can log in and view the day care center activities and child care. Video surveillance often times is effective in helping the day care center owner and parents monitor the care provided by the day care center employees, staff, and volunteers. One would think that the presence of video surveillance would deter the imposition of unauthorized and abusive corporal punishment and other harmful acts of day care center employees and staff. Even with video surveillance in place, some employees still abuse and neglect children even with a camera pointed at them. It may be that the employee did not know that video surveillance was in place or had forgotten about the presence of video surveillance.
In Alabama and other States, children will at times misbehave and disobey instructions by parents or guardians. While it is appropriate to punish punish or discipline a child for bad behavior, it is important for parents and caregivers to recognize and understand that physical forms of punishment can lead to serious personal injuries in some instances the unfortunate and tragic death of a child. It was recently reported that a child died as a result of complications from dehydration relating to punishment that was given to the child for eating a candy bar. The child was forced to run for a three hour time period until the child eventually collapsed from exhaustion and dehydration. Law-enforcement officials have arrested two women who were supervising child at time for crimes related to this incident. See 
In Kansas, day care centers and child care centers are subjected to State laws and ordinances. Among the various laws and regulations are those that are related to corporal punishment and discipline of children in day care centers and child care centers. Under Kansas law, a day care center / child care center is prohibited from implementing corporal punishment against a child. This is a good law that should stay on the books. Unfortunately, other States have laws in place that allow corporal punishment even against day care center aged children. Corporal Punishment should be prohibited conduct in every day care center. Even in States in which corporal punishment is allowed or permitted under State Law, day care centers and child care centers should avoid using this form of punishment / discipline as it can lead to serious physical and emotional injuries to children. Furthermore, many child care providers are not well trained in safe methods of corporal punishment and often times exceed what is allowed or legal in States in which corporal punishment is permitted. If a child suffers an injury requiring some form of medical care, there is a strong likelihood that the corporal punishment was excessive. This, in turn, may lead to criminal and / or civil proceedings against the day care center and the employee.
The Georgia Department of Family and Children Services is the State of Georgia agency responsible for the supervision and monitoring of foster care child placement in Georgia. It is the responsibility of the Department of Family and Children Services and the staff members to properly monitor and document foster care that is provided for children under the authority and supervision of the State of Georgia. Unfortunately, at times, the system and staff members of the Department of Family and Children Services fail a child or “drop the ball” which, in turn, can cause serious personal injuries and the deaths of innocent children.