By Al Thiel, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In New Mexico and other States, school buses transport students to and from school throughout communities large and small. For the most part, children are safely transported without incident or injury. Unfortunately, at times, a child suffers serious personal injuries while riding a school bus. Some child personal injuries result from an automobile accident. Some result from the unsafe driving of the bus driver. Other incidents or injuries that take place on a school bus result from fights and / or aggressive behavior from other students. The Las Cruces Public School district will be investigating this incident. Unfortunately, there were no video cameras posted on this bus.
Playgrounds are a great place for children to play in a defined area with other children. Many playgrounds are safe and built to standards. With good supervision, these playgrounds are great for children. Other playgrounds, however, are not well maintained or built and contain a number of hidden dangers to children. Before a child is allowed to play on a playground, a parent, caregiver, day care provider, or teacher should inspect the equipment to make sure that it is safe and age appropriate for the children. If everything checks out, supervision is key to the safety of children. Children often times lack good safety awareness and judgment. As such, supervision is the best way to keep children safe on playgrounds. You can read other safety tips from a pediatrician who believes that many playground accidents and injuries are preventable at 
In Monroe, Ohio, there was an investigation into alleged burns to a child from an Ohio Day Care Center. The initial news reports indicated that a child may have suffered burn type injuries from a Mr. Magic Eraser cleaning product that may have been used on a child’s body at the day care center. See 
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.
