Guardian ad Litem, James Seeger v. Richland School District Two

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James Seeger, as the father and guardian of K.S., sued Richland School District Two (the District), alleging the District was grossly negligent in supervising K.S. and also seeking to hold the District liable under the theory of respondeat superior for injuries K.S. suffered at the hands of his first-grade teacher. The trial court granted the District a directed verdict, ruling the District could not be liable for negligence because K.S. suffered no physical injury. The court of appeals affirmed. We granted certiorari to review the trial court's directed verdict ruling, its exclusion of Seeger's expert, and its ruling that the Safe School Climate Act (Safe Schools Act) did not repeal the South Carolina Tort Claims Act (Tort Claims Act). We reverse the directed verdict ruling and the exclusion of Seeger's expert. We affirm the trial court's ruling that the Safe Schools Act did not repeal the Tort Claims Act.