{"id":592,"date":"2014-09-16T07:07:11","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T14:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"\/school_liability_in_gym_class_accidents\/"},"modified":"2023-05-14T08:11:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T15:11:39","slug":"school-liability-in-gym-class-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tariolaw.com\/school-liability-in-gym-class-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"School Liability in Gym Class Accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"

A study by the Journal Pediatrics revealed that gym class accidents and injuries increased by a whopping 150 percent between 1997 and 2007<\/a>; there are more than 400,000 injuries reported every year. The study was based on the number of emergency room visits by children injured in gym class accidents and showed an increase from 24,000 per year to 60,000. Put another way, in 1997, there were an average 4.39 trips to the emergency room per every 10,000 kids; a decade later, the number had increased to 10.9 visits. Seventy percent of gym-class related injuries were caused by the same six activities: running, basketball, football, volleyball, soccer, and gymnastics. With all the negative press that it has gotten, some people might by surprised that dodgeball doesn\u2019t make the list.<\/p>\n

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With a decrease in school funding, P.E. classes have actually become less available so there are a lot of questions as to why the number of injuries are increasing. Some experts speculate that the increase in childhood obesity and large class sizes may be contributing factors. It is important to note that many schools no longer employ a school nurse so there could be more trips to the emergency department without an actual increase in injuries.<\/p>\n

Gym Class Accidents and Injury Statistics<\/h3>\n