Child Injury Lawyer Blog
By Will Brown, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In Ohio, parents, caregivers, schools, and day care providers should be aware of a new law that recently went into full enforcement mode. Children from the ages of 4 to 8 years old must be placed in a booster seat unless the child is 4 Feet 9 Inches tall. Children from the ages of 8 to 15 years of age must wear a seat belt. Safety advocates are pleased with the passage and enforcement of this law. With or without a law in effect, parents, schools, and day care providers should think of safety first when transporting a child. Seat belts, infant seats, and booster seats can help prevent serious personal injuries and even death resulting from an automobile accident. You can read more about Ohio’s law at Ohio Booster Seat Law Goes Into Effect for Enforcement Purposes – Keep Children Safe.
In Martinsville, Indiana, police were called to a day care center after the child began throwing a fit. It was reported by Fox News that one police officer slapped the child and another tasered the child for 1 to 2 seconds. The child’s guardian operates the day care center. Some argue that the tasering of a child is an excessive way to punish or control a child. Others may not have a problem with tasering, corporal punishment or other physical harm to a child.
In Ohio and other States, there are many potential dangers at day care centers. Because children have poor safety awareness, it is important for day care providers to safeguard the day care center to the best of their abilities. Windows are locations at day care centers that may be dangerous. Children, from time to time, will try to crawl in the window area and in some instances out of the window area. In Beaver Township, Ohio, two toddlers at a Mennonite day care center were peering out of the window, pushed out the screen covering, and then fell seven feet to the pavement. It was reported that one of the children may have suffered a concussion.
In Clayton, North Carolina, police have charged a 13 year old child with setting fire to a day care center that was under construction. 
High school students anticipate Prom Night every year. Plans are made including dinner, the dance, and many parties. As parents, we hope that our children will be safe and smart on Prom Night. Many things can go wrong with a late night, wild parties, and, yes, the presence of alcohol and drugs as well as the presence of those on alcohol and drugs. An article posted at Liberty County (Montana) Times had some good safety tips on Prom Night including the following:
