Hi All, I have been told that the defensive strength of waivers is different in different states. In some states, a waiver will protect an incompetent instructor no matter how bad the failure in judgement, while in other states the defence MUST prove that the instructor did everything reasonably expected of him/her. It is remarkable that a student would have to sign a waiver regarding risks of which they have no knowledge because they are IGNORANT students attempting to become educated! In such a case they appear to be unable to protect themselves from the instructor's incompetence. The waiver suggests that the instructor owes the student NO Guarantee of competence. Chuck Sutherland *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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