John Goodrich for the plaintiff
PITTSBURGH - A former student sued the North Hills School District after she was injured walking in a grass lawn, according to documents filed Feb. 23 in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.
Plaintiff Kaylee Kleinsmith was walking across a grass lawn that joins the school with the North Hills High student parking lot in September 2019 when she allegedly stepped suddenly into an unseen hole in the lawn.
As a result, the plaintiff says she suffered injuries to the right ankle including a sprain, edema and deep venous thrombosis.
Kleinsmith is suing the school for one count of negligence for her injuries and mental suffering and demands a jury trial.
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The North Hills School District reported that there were 18 more active cases of covid-19 during the past week.
Including the most recent cases reported between Dec. 10 and 15, there are 31 people in the district 18 students and 13 staff members who either tested positive for coronavirus or are presumed positive.
A presumptive positive result is when a patient has tested positive by a public health laboratory, but results are pending confirmation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Infection.
Of the 18 new cases:
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ROSS TOWNSHIP, PA The North Hills School District plans to resume hybrid instruction on Jan. 11, one week after the state s latest coronavirus mitigation measures expire. The district will remain in the virtual mode through Jan. 8, district officials announced.
The district also is temporarily suspending the winter sports season amid the restrictions announced Thursday by Gov. Tom Wolf.
The restrictions, which prohibit all K-12 school and youth sports including games and practices, go into effect on Saturday and expire Jan. 4.
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All district sports practices and games are canceled during this three-week time period.
In-person school-sponsored extracurricular activities are also prohibited during this time but the district did not have any such events scheduled.