WOODARD v. JUPITER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, INC.

No. 4D04-3531.

913 So.2d 1188 (2005)

Jeffrey WOODARD and Carol Gload, Appellants, v. JUPITER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, INC., and Todd Bellhorn, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 12, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michelle Hankey and William Booth of Legal Aid Society, West Palm Beach, for appellants.

John L. Bryan, Jr., and S. Brian Bull of Scott, Harris, Bryan, Barra & Jorgensen, P.A., Palm Beach Gardens, for appellees.


MAY, J.

The application of the impact rule to a claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress is the focus of this appeal. The plaintiffs argue their claim is consistent with the Florida Supreme Court's recognized exception to the impact rule and the trial court erred in dismissing count three.1 We disagree and affirm.

The minor plaintiff was a student at the Jupiter Christian School (JCS), a private Bible-centered school...

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