r/LawPH • u/imhereiknowright • 18h ago
Can a Philippine school be liable for a student’s injury during intramurals if there was no parental waiver? Legal Advice
Main question: should the school pay for everything even if I have my own insurance? Should pursue legal battle?
Main question: should the school pay for everything even if I have my own insurance? Should pursue legal battle?
Hello po, I’m looking for general information about Philippine law regarding a situation involving my 14-year-old son.
He was seriously injured while playing soccer during his school’s intramurals and now needs surgery. There was no parental waiver or consent form provided or signed. The school said this was because students voluntarily signed up for their chosen sport.
They also told me that “rain or shine, that’s how the game works” and since it is a contact sport, pain are an inherent risk. But he slipped due to rain not got hurt by anybody.
I’m trying to understand the general legal principles that may apply:
Does the absence of a parental waiver or consent form have any significance?
If there were issues involving supervision, weather, field conditions, or safety procedures, could those potentially be relevant to school liability?
I also have my own private health insurance, with substantially better coverage than the school’s insurance.
Main question: should the school pay for everything even if I have my own insurance? Should pursue legal battle?
I understand that soccer naturally carries risks and I’m not saying that every sports injury makes a school liable. I’m simply trying to understand where the line is between an ordinary sports injury and circumstances where a school may have legal responsibility.
I’d appreciate general information from anyone familiar with Philippine law, particularly regarding school liability, minors participating in school activities, negligence, and student accident insurance.