Teen loses RM1 mil lawsuit over chair prank injuries
SHAH ALAM: A teenage girl who was injured after a friend pulled away the chair she was about to sit on, has lost her RM1 million lawsuit against three teachers, a headmistress, the Education Ministry and the government at the High Court.
A 14-year-old girl has lost a RM1 million lawsuit against several teachers, a headmistress, the Education Ministry, and the government after sustaining injuries during a chair prank at a special education program. The girl, who was 11 at the time of the incident, fell and fractured her left femur when a friend pulled away the chair she was about to sit on.
However, the High Court dismissed the lawsuit, stating that the plaintiffs failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that the teachers' negligence caused the injury. The court also considered the school's procedures, which supported contacting the parents but did not require an ambulance to be called, and concluded that arranging for the parents to collect the girl was reasonable in the circumstances.
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