· 6/11/1997
Crisp County School System v. Brown
Citations
- 487 S.E.2d 512
- 226 Ga. App. 800
- 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 2272
- 1997 Ga. App. LEXIS 774
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding teacher’s duty to monitor students a discretionary function protected by official immunity
- parent sued her daughter’s teacher and the county school system after the child fell off the monkey bars during gym class
- teacher merely instructed student “to try” after student told teacher she did not believe she could traverse monkey bars
- teacher merely instructed student \to try\ after student told teacher she did not believe she could traverse monkey bars
- school systems do not waive sovereign immunity merely by purchasing liability insurance
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Judges: Birdsong, Forrester, Ruffin, Eldridge
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