Citation

Winig BD, Spengler JO, Etow AM. J. Law Med. Ethics 2015; 43(Suppl 1): 36-39.

Affiliation

Senior Staff Attorney and Program Director at ChangeLab Solutions.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jlme.12212

PMID

25846161

Abstract

Schools should embrace shared use and Safe Routes to School (SRTS) initiatives to improve student health. Fear of liability, however, has made many schools reluctant to support these efforts despite their proven benefits. This paper discusses school administrators' concerns about liability and identifies four strategies to help manage their fear.

Language: en