No Rules

[Lugnutz]

What happens in New Zealand when a principal decides to pitch the playtime rulebook? Surprisingly, it's much better than you would think. See for yourself.

[Graeme]

Intriguing I will say that when my son broke a bone in the school yard, I didn't even think of suing the school he goes to. It was just one of those things that happens.

[Cole Parker]

That's very good. Let kids be kids. They're more resilient than you'd think, and they understand limits.

C

[JamesSavik]

It would never work in the US with our free range lawyers.

[Cole Parker]

Too true, James. Too many people trying to get rich without earning it.

C

[Lugnutz]

The way they get away with it is because of the insurance down under.

[Graeme]

That's more just New Zealand. They have an Accident Compensation Commission that pays out for all accidents. Thus there's less incentive to try pointing fingers to get money. Instead, fingers are pointed to try to prevent the same sort of accident again. In other words, looking at what happened for the right reason, not just to save/make money. Australia doesn't have the same. There are schemes in place for compensation for work-related injuries and vehicle-related injuries, but nothing global like New Zealand has.