Wightman v. Town of Methuen

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• holding that failure to prevent one student from injuring another in a schoolyard fight was immunized by § 10(6)
• concluding letter alleging negligent supervision is insufficient to later assert claim for negligent failure to seek medical attention
• holding the plaintiffs presentment letter that stated a cause of action for negligent supervision, which G.L.c. 258, §10 barred, was insufficient to notify the town of the plaintiffs claim for failure to provide medical attention
• rejecting claim for negligence in obtaining medical attention where presentment letter focused on a distinct set of facts
• stating presentment letter cannot “fairly be read” to state second cause of action
• management of student imbroglios, student discipline, and school decorum deemed discretionary functions under the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act

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