Davis School District pays $10K for 'drunk goggles' injury

Davis School District pays $10K for 'drunk goggles' injury

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FARMINGTON — The Davis School District has paid more than $10,000 toward a student's medical expenses after she was injured in a classroom activity in 2014, which led to a lawsuit filed last month, according to court records.

Kylie Nielsen fractured her leg while wearing "drunk goggles" during a seventh-grade health class exercise. The goggles are designed to mimic the visual effect of intoxication as an educational tool.

But according to a lawsuit filed by the girl's parents, her teacher, Rick Smith, "encouraged the students to engage in a game of tag and run through his class full of desks, tables, chairs and other classroom equipment" while wearing the goggles.

It was then that Kylie's foot became caught on a desk, and she suffered multiple fractures. Her parents filed a lawsuit against the school district and the teacher, asking for $275,000 in damages.

Smith no longer works for the district after a voluntary departure, according to district administrators.

The case is still open in court and has been assigned to a civil case management pilot program intended to improve efficiency and lessen the cost of the litigation process.

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