ATKINS v. STATE-OPERATED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CITY OF NEWARK

No. A-4094-12T3.

ASHANTI ATKINS, a minor by her Guardian ad Litem, JOY GRIFFIN and JOY GRIFFIN, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE-OPERATED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, Defendant-Respondent.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided October 14, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blume, Goldfaden, Berkowitz, Donnelly, Fried & Forte, attorneys for appellants ( Richard J. Villanova , on the brief).

Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC, attorneys for respondent ( Victor A. Afanador , of counsel and on the brief; Danielle Y. Alvarez , on the brief).

Before Judges Grall, Waugh and Nugent.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION

The opinion of the court was delivered by GRALL, P.J.A.D.

In December 2008, Ashanti Atkins, a six-year old first-grader at the Lincoln School in the State-Operated School District of the District of Newark (District), entered the bathroom designated for girls. Atkins had her teacher's permission and was with another student. As the girls washed their hands, they heard noise outside. Curious...

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