re: My kid's classmate falls off monkey bars today, breaks arm - school to remove them tomorro

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Public schools have discretionary immunity from personal injury lawsuits

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Nope. They are liable in tort just like any other entity.

If litigated the plaintiff would need to establish some level of negligence on the part of the school system to impute liability. Some angles that could be pursued:

Negligent supervision - the age of the child might impact the level of supervision required

Condition of the equipment

Was protective landing material required

Teacher /student ratio on duty

The removal of he monkey bars could be used against them in litigation and they could be accused of spoliation of the evidence.

If equipment was in good condition and supervision was appropriate they would be better served by defending on the merits and characterizing this a fluke accident which could happen any place where kids play.