DUNCAN v. HAMPTON COUNTY SCHOOL DIST. # 2

No. 2995.

335 S.C. 535 (1999)

517 S.E.2d 449

Eva Mae DUNCAN, Guardian of Vicki Duncan, Respondent, v. HAMPTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT # 2, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided May 10, 1999.

Rehearing Denied June 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce E. Davis and Robert A. Kerr, Jr., both of Davis, Craver, Hagood & Kerr, of Charleston, for appellant.

Lee S. Bowers and Mary Kay Siren, both of Bowers & Siren, of Estill; Gary D. Brown, of Ridgeland; and James B. Richardson, Jr., of Svalina, Richardson & Larson, of Columbia, for respondent.


HOWELL, Chief Justice:

Hampton County School District # 2 (the District) appeals a jury verdict awarding Vicki Duncan damages she incurred when she was sexually assaulted while under the District's supervision. We affirm.

Duncan filed a complaint against the District alleging grossly negligent supervision. The District denied the allegations and claimed immunity under the South Carolina Tort Claims Act (SCTCA).

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