Trent v. Hawkins County Board of Education
05/06/2007
5 year old Teagan Trent was on his way from the concession stand to the bleacher seats in the gymnasium to enjoy a basketball game with his family on February 18, 2003. Young Teagan didn't see the hidden danger in out-of-code, irregular aisle steps added on to the top of the bleachers to connect them to the gym mezzanine. These steps vary in height from 8 to 18 inches. And he didn't appreciate the fact that he could fall under out-of-code handrails.

Teagan fell 10 feet hitting the concrete floor face first. The right orbital rim of his skull was fractured. His parents incurred over $50,000 in medical bills.

As a result of the filing of suit, the school system agreed, in writing, to correct the deficient steps and handrails. The financial settlement agreed upon between the parties is confidential due to the age of the child.

Read about the settlement of young Teagan's personal injury case and the on-going campaign to replace the defective bleachers.
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