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Parent warns ISD 196 board court ruling leaves families without recourse after 2017 crash
Summary
At a special communications segment, a parent described a 2017 crash involving a district-owned bus, said a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling granted official immunity to the driver and extended vicarious immunity to the district, and urged the board to review safety policies and inform families about the legal implications.
Dr. Gina Rivas Castro, a parent of students who previously rode District 196 buses, told the school board that a 2017 crash at Argenta Trail and 70th Street left her family injured and later blocked their civil claim because of a court ruling she said invoked a Minnesota statute that grants official immunity to district-employed drivers.
The court "specifically granted the driver official immunity and then extended vicarious official immunity to the entire school district, effectively blocking any claim for damages," Rivas Castro said. She told the board she had previously warned district staff about the stop location and that the road has since been widened from two lanes to four.
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