Torts/Personal Injury,
Government
Jun. 20, 2025
School's out, liability's gone
Under California law, school districts are generally immune from liability for student injuries that occur off school property and outside of school hours--absent a specific undertaking by the district--making it unlikely that a district can be held responsible in such cases, as illustrated by the Court of Appeal's decision in Taylor v. Los Angeles Unified School District.
Michael E. Rubinstein
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Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA
Michael is a Los Angeles-based personal injury and accident attorney.
A child is injured by a school district employee outside of
school hours and off school property. Are there grounds to still hold the
school district responsible?
Not usually. As the California Court of Appeal explained in a
recent unpublished case, California law extends immunity to school districts
for injuries that occur in circumstances such as this.
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