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J.S. v. LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DIST.

No. 2011-CA-00260-COA.

94 So.3d 1247 (2012)

J.S. and L.S., Individually, and as Next Best Friends of A.S., A Minor, Appellants v. LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

July 17, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc L. Boutwell , attorney for appellant.

Richard D. Norton , Brad A. Touchstone , attorneys for appellee.

Before GRIFFIS, P.J., MAXWELL and RUSSELL, JJ.

MAXWELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act (MTCA), governmental entities such as public school districts are immune from liability based on the exercise of a discretionary function. Parents J.S. and L.S. sued the Lamar County School District (District) based on neck injuries allegedly sustained by their daughter A.S. ("Amy")1 in a car wreck in the parking lot of Oak Grove High School. The complaint alleged...

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