What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia
I am an 18 year old college student. I attend a community college where my laptop was stolen.
In between classes, I went to the "Game Room," a school based facility where students can hang out and play video games. Upon entering, you are required to hang any bags or backpacks on the pegs right by the entrance. If you try to take your bag past the entrance, the supervisors will tell you to come back and hang it.
Today, I went in and hung my bag (with my laptop and textbook in it) up. When I left, my bag was no longer there. I contacted the campus police who collected the info and gave me a case number and I also spoke with the supervisors of the game room who tried to help me locate the laptop to no avail.
The pegs that we hang the bags on are numbered, and the staff members are supposed to give you a card with the peg number on it so that you can show it to them before leaving and reclaiming your items. Those are the rules, however the staff rarely does this and did NOT do it today.
What I'm trying to find out is whether or not the school is responsible for reimbursing me for my belongings. Does the makeshift security system that they are supposed have in place imply that they are indeed responsible for looking after the belongings left on the pegs?
Looking for an answer soon, thanks!
I am an 18 year old college student. I attend a community college where my laptop was stolen.
In between classes, I went to the "Game Room," a school based facility where students can hang out and play video games. Upon entering, you are required to hang any bags or backpacks on the pegs right by the entrance. If you try to take your bag past the entrance, the supervisors will tell you to come back and hang it.
Today, I went in and hung my bag (with my laptop and textbook in it) up. When I left, my bag was no longer there. I contacted the campus police who collected the info and gave me a case number and I also spoke with the supervisors of the game room who tried to help me locate the laptop to no avail.
The pegs that we hang the bags on are numbered, and the staff members are supposed to give you a card with the peg number on it so that you can show it to them before leaving and reclaiming your items. Those are the rules, however the staff rarely does this and did NOT do it today.
What I'm trying to find out is whether or not the school is responsible for reimbursing me for my belongings. Does the makeshift security system that they are supposed have in place imply that they are indeed responsible for looking after the belongings left on the pegs?
Looking for an answer soon, thanks!
