$700,000 verdict gives chaperones pause

This undated photo provided by Teresa Cleary shows Winton Woods Varsity Ensemble members and chaperones at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China.

[Average Joe]

"Others have suggested, in online discussion generated by the Crossan award, that the case is another example of Americans choosing to sue rather than take responsibility for their actions."

Precisely!

[Sarah]

And since so many Americans chose to sue rather than take responsibility for their actions...or in this case hold their child responsible for her actions, more and more people are just not going to be willing to take the risk of being a chaperon.

Especially in this day and age when more and more students refuse to obey the rules and then whine that their rights have been violated if they get punished for having broken a rule.