Mary Wilson
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By: Victor Jacobo
Jul 22, 2020 5:12 PM CDT
MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) – With school districts continuing to evaluate decisions regarding holding in-person classes this fall and businesses are increasing services, leaders in both sectors say they recognize there is a higher risk for the spread of the coronavirus and are worried about what they call potentially debilitating lawsuits.
“Schools are really engaged in trying to make sure we can bring students back into the buildings and the classrooms,” Jon Bales, the executive director of the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators (WASDA), told CBS 58 in an interview. “They are expected and accountable to make those environments as safe as you possibly can.”
WASDA and groups like Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) are pushing lawmakers at the state and federal level to pass legislation to put in place limited liability protections in case someone at a school or business becomes sick with COVID-19 and chooses to take legal action against that entity, even if a school or business is following ordinances and guidelines to minimize spread.
“The fact that businesses and school districts are already planning ahead for liability lawsuits should raise a giant red flag that they are making a potentially deadly mistake.
https://cbs58.com/news/education-and-business-groups-raise-concerns-of-potential-covid-19-lawsuits
Jul 22, 2020 5:12 PM CDT
MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) – With school districts continuing to evaluate decisions regarding holding in-person classes this fall and businesses are increasing services, leaders in both sectors say they recognize there is a higher risk for the spread of the coronavirus and are worried about what they call potentially debilitating lawsuits.
“Schools are really engaged in trying to make sure we can bring students back into the buildings and the classrooms,” Jon Bales, the executive director of the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators (WASDA), told CBS 58 in an interview. “They are expected and accountable to make those environments as safe as you possibly can.”
WASDA and groups like Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) are pushing lawmakers at the state and federal level to pass legislation to put in place limited liability protections in case someone at a school or business becomes sick with COVID-19 and chooses to take legal action against that entity, even if a school or business is following ordinances and guidelines to minimize spread.
“The fact that businesses and school districts are already planning ahead for liability lawsuits should raise a giant red flag that they are making a potentially deadly mistake.
https://cbs58.com/news/education-and-business-groups-raise-concerns-of-potential-covid-19-lawsuits