WILLIAMS v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON


277 A.D.2d 373 (2000)

717 N.Y.S.2d 190

TASHEEN T. WILLIAMS et al., Appellants, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

Decided November 20, 2000.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The infant plaintiff was injured when he put his arm through a window while attempting to hit a fellow student during a fight in the boys' restroom at Mount Vernon High School. This action was commenced against the defendant to recover damages based on an alleged lack of proper supervision.

Schools have a duty to adequately supervise their students and may be liable for foreseeable injuries proximately caused...

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