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HEIGL v. BOARD OF EDUCATION

(14006)

218 Conn. 1 (1991)

PAUL HEIGL, ADMINISTRATOR (ESTATE OF JASON HEIGL), ET AL. v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWN OF NEW CANAAN

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released March 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Silver, with whom was Catherine C. Ziehl, for the appellants-appellees (plaintiffs).

Michael T. Bologna, for the appellee-appellant (defendant).

SHEA, GLASS, COVELLO, HULL and BORDEN, JS.

COVELLO, J.

This appeal presents the issue of whether a town board of education, in adopting a so-called open campus policy, is insulated from tort liability by reason of the doctrine of governmental immunity. We conclude that this is so and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The plaintiffs'1 complaint alleged, inter alia, that on September 23, 1986, Jason Heigl, a tenth grade student at New Canaan High School, left the school...

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