When University of Idaho student Jason Wilkins tried to moon some friends by climbing a three-foot-high heater in front of a third-floor dormitory window, he slipped and crashed through the window, ending up with fractures, lacerated arms and legs, and a bruised posterior. His parents then lodged a $940,000 claim with the Idaho Bureau of Risk Management, charging that the school was negligent for failing to properly supervise student behavior and for not warning potential climbers of the dangers of third-floor windows. If the state rejects or ignores the claim, Wilkin's attorney can then file a lawsuit.

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