By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
Jordan Everhart, a 21 year old Idaho man, was arrested on a felony injury to a child charge. Everhart was accused of physically abusing and 18 month old child. Everhart was babysitting his girlfriend’s child when the toddler was rushed to St. Lukes Regional Hospital. A rescue team rushed to the child’s home, after they received a call regarding an unconscious child. Paramedics assessed the child and determined the injuries were consistent with head trauma. The child underwent surgery, however she did not survive.
According to the professionals at the Children’s Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, sports related knee injuries in children are on the rise. The overall number of torn meniscus injuries have grown over 400% in the year 2011 compared to the number of meniscus injuries in 1999. Doctors are also seeing and increase in torn anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) in youths that participate in sports. Doctors are attributing the injury increase to the the fact that many children are playing sports year round. A torn ACL can be a serious injury and may sideline a young athlete for several months. This type of injury can possibly affect the growth of a child.
In Auburn, Alabama and other locations, school buses can be seen all around the community during the morning hours and later in the day during the afternoon hours. When a school bus is stopped to allow children to get off the bus, drivers should stop as well and be on the look out for children walking across or near the street. Unfortunately, some Alabama drivers do not obey these traffic regulations and pass stopped school buses. This can and does put a child at risk for personal injuries. One such incident took place in Auburn, Alabama when a 21 year old college student from Auburn University passed a stopped school bus and then hit a 7 year old child who was crossing the street. Tragically, the 7 year old girl died as a result of pedestrian / automobile accident related personal injuries. The driver was later charged with reckless driving and passing a stopped school bus. See 
Far too often children are subjected to abuse and corporal punishment as disciplinary measures. There are much better ways to supervise, discipline, and / or mentor a child. Furthermore, the personal injuries to a child from abuse, violence, and corporal punishment can last a lifetime. Children make mistakes and will misbehave. Adults are the same way. With children, it is well known that they have poor judgment and will do things that upset others. It is the nature of being a kid. There are no perfect kids. At some point in time, all kids misbehave in one from or another. Some misbehave more than others and some less.