Permission for Off-Site Field Trips
Indemnification and Release of Liability
This indemnification and release of liability is given by the undersigned legal parent/guardian in favor of Temima: The Richard and Jean Katz High School for Girls, Inc. (“Temima”).
In consideration of permitting the Student to engage and attend in various field trips off of Temima’s premises (“Field Trip”), the parent/guardian:
1. Agrees that prior to the Student engaging in and attending any Field Trip, the PARENT/GUARDIAN shall conduct its own independent inquiry as to the nature of the Field Trip and any safety measures established for such Field Trip. If PARENT/GUARDIAN believes anything is unsafe, it shall immediately advise TEMIMA of such condition(s) and refuse to engage in any such Field Trip.
2. Acknowledges and fully understands that the Student will be engaging in activities that may involve risk of serious injury, including permanent disability and death, and damage to property which might result not only from its and their actions, inactions, or negligence, but the actions, inactions, and negligence of others, the rule of play, or the condition of a particular Field Trip transportation or location, or of any equipment used. Further, that there may be other risks not known or not reasonably foreseeable at this time.
3. Agrees to indemnify, forever defend, save, and hold TEMIMA, its officers, directors, trustees, employees, members, and agents harmless from and against any and all liability or loss, including attorney’s fees, due to death or personal injury to any person, or from damage to the property of either TEMIMA or any other person, association, or corporation, arising from or out of the Student’s engaging in the Field Trip, with the exception of any such death, injury, or damages caused by the intentional or negligent acts of TEMIMA, its officers, directors, trustees, employees, members, and agents, regardless of fault.
4. Agrees that none of TEMIMA, its officers, directors, trustees, employees, members, and agents shall be liable to PARENT/GUARDIAN or the Student in damages or otherwise for injury loss suffered by any person arising from any defect in the construction, maintenance, or operation of the premises, or any equipment therein, and PARENT/GUARDIAN hereby releases, covenants not to sue, indemnifies, and agrees to hold harmless the TEMIMA, its officers, directors, trustees, employees, members, and agents thereto.
This Indemnification and Release of Liability is effective beginning August 26, 2019 and shall automatically terminate on June 18, 2020, unless otherwise revoked or terminated earlier thereto.