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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is in college; he is 18. He lives in a dorm and was screwing around with kids in his dorm; he touched another kid's head, then did it again and the other kid punched him in the face and broke his jaw.  This was not a fight, just teens screwing around.  There was no alcohol involved.  I'm not sure how to handle this.  My son goes to school OOS, I do not know this other kid.  My son went to the ED, had a CAT scan and will be followed up by a specialist.  This will likely be rather expensive. I don't know if we should have him call the police and file a report, or just try to contact the other kid's parents.  I'm inclined to not just let this go.  WWYD?  Thanks. [/quote]

If it was not a fight, why would you consider a police report? If it was kids screwing around and no alcohol (you understand the skepticism here right?) you are presumably regarding the injury as essentially accidental.

Thinking back to college, I had a friend who developed thyroid cancer in our junior year, a guy I dated previously got drunk and fell off a balcony breaking HIS jaw, I broke a wrist horsing around with friends, somebody else I knew had an emergency appendectomy, another friend had a nasty case of mono and spent a month in bed, one guy (who always skipped breakfast) actually was diagnosed with scurvy. Nobody's parents flew out. Everyone had health insurance (the school required proof and if not you have to pay into their student health insurance policy). [/quote]

Mono is nbd. Jaw surgery gone wrong is a real thing. I’m not overprotective but I wouldn’t want my kid undergoing surgery without another adult or preferably me there. Major issues can happen and no one should be left alone in the hospital. I’m the daughter of a doctor. [/quote].

Jaw surgery gone wrong is a real thing?  I’m a dentist, and did a year long residency with oral surgeons, and saw quite a few jaw surgeries. Participated in several as well.  Would love to hear about these surgeries, daughter of a doctor. [/quote]

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