‘Inadequate.’ Families of deadly TN bus crash victims only eligible for $700K payout from school system, lawyer says

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A Nashville attorney tells WSMV4 that a state law has created an “impossible position” for families of the middle school children who were in the fatal Kenwood Middle School bus crash.

That law, he said, puts a cap on the payout all impacted families could receive, and he says it likely isn’t even close to being enough.

So far, only one family — that of 13-year-old Zoe Davis — has sued the Clarksville Montgomery School System. Their daughter was one of two young girls killed in the crash. However, several more students were injured and had to be hospitalized…

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