From: "Jeff Shultz" 

If the weightlifting was at the coaches request/requirement.... I can see a
lawsuit. All the students here at Western Oregon U. are required to have a
basic health insurance policy through the school, or proof of outside
insurance.  Costs all of $17 a term.

--
Jeff Shultz
http://www.wvi.com/~jbshultz
As a student, my job is asking questions.


"Bill Lucy"  wrote in message
news:MPG.138f592ddf04b9f9898f1{at}news.barkto.com...
> In article , si{at}wvi.com says...
> > It may be more typical than you think.... you never hear horror stories
of
> > people who are disgustingly healthy and don't have health insurance
after
> > all.
>
> In the Tuesday Tribune, there was a story about a college kid (an athlete)
who
> suffered an injury during a weight-training class he was taking that was
> related to his football playing. Because it didn't happen on the football
> field, and his mother's insurance for him was limited, he was out a
significant
> amount of money.
>
> And the injury takes him off scholarship. Bummer.
>

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