<p>Son has been told by the athletic director that a decision has been made that the school district WILL cover the cost of the windshield repair. While this was NOT a “big deal” to us, we are pleased with the outome.</p>
<p>Some factors that may have affected the decision:</p>
<p>There are currently NO “park at your own risk” signs at the field or in the parking lot. Apparently at one time signs were there. They were removed at some point and never replaced. (Perhaps they were removed during some maintenance and simply were forgotten. Even the office staff at the high school told my son there were such signs. Only when he asked them specifically where they were as he had not been able to find them, did they realize they were not there.)</p>
<p>An e-mail did go out to the faculty early in the spring about the “park at your own risk” policy, but no such e-mail went out to the students. Faculty park in the same lot but in a section removed from the ballfield so they are at much less risk. </p>
<p>Finally, my son handled this matter reasonably and politely, never expressing either entitlement or frustration. However, he did persist in addressing the issues and pursuing the matter. At no point did we his parents get involved, other than in responding to his updates. He handled getting the estimates, etc.</p>
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At no time did we even ask our son the name of the batter, as we did not feel that was pertinent. The kid was participating in a school activity at the direction of a school employee, and we assume he was trying his best. </p>
<p>In our opinion the batter was no more at fault than our son. This was an accident and my main reaction is we are all very fortunate the only damage was to some glass, rather than to a person’s head.</p>
<p>May all our (and your) accidents be such small potatoes!</p>
<p>Happy ending all around IMO. This is a well-funded district (considered tops in the state) which can well absorb this “hit.” (pun fully intended 
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