We’re not going to get into some long-winded spiel about whether cheerleading is a sport and all that jazz, but I did find this court ruling in Wisconsin interesting.
The idea they could sue the school district for something a 16-year-old cheerleader teammate failed to do is laughable.
Still, it presents an interesting precedent for other accidents and injuries, and what is covered/not covered by insurance, and what is worthy of legal restitution, as opposed to the “deal-with-it-and-welcome-to-life” philosophy.
I gravitate toward the latter, but there are plenty of exceptions, and this (unanimous) ruling may shape how other states handle such incidents.
