Schools throughout Britain are being sued for the silliest things. A child who had hot custard spilled on his arm received 750 pounds as compensation. Another child who fell off a chair, received even more, no less than 6,000 pounds. This seems to become a trend in the UK, where schools get a lawsuit for things they can never be responsible for. In Liverpool, 50,000 pounds has already been claimed in a time span of only 2 years. It makes teacher’s jobs not exactly easier. Jim Donnelly says that they would have to put up a sign that says: ‘slippery, be careful’ when it rains, to show what steps the school has taken in the case of a suing.
I think it is absolutely ridiculous that this actually happens. Not even to mention people who sue the school because they spill hot custard. What is even more surprising is that the school loses in this fight. People try to get money from almost anything, but I think this is an actual low. In America, cups even say: ‘be careful, hot content’, so that if anyone burns themselves, the company will not be responsible. I remember an accident with someone who put his cat in the microwave and then sued the company for not warning him that one should not put animals into the microwave. This all is beginning to look very similar.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1387570/Pupil-sues-school-750-custard-spilt-arm-compensation-culture-spreads-classrooms.html
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