A.J.R. v. LUTE

No. 2019-1355.

168 N.E.3d 1157 (2020)

163 Ohio St.3d 172

2020-Ohio-5168

A.J.R. et al., Appellees, v. LUTE et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided November 10, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony J. Richardson II and Anthony Glase , for appellees.

Marshall & Melhorn, L.L.C., Jennifer J. Dawson , Amy M. Natyshak , and Shawn A. Nelson , Toledo, for appellants.

Dale R. Emch , Toledo Law Director, and Jeffrey B. Charles , urging reversal for amicus curiae city of Toledo.

Muskovitz & Lemmerbrock, L.L.C., Susannah Muskovitz , Cleveland, and Arish S. Ali , urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Federation of Teachers.

Matthew Cooper-Whitman , urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Education Association.

Turley, Peppel & Christen, L.L.C., and Dawn T. Christen , urging reversal for amicus curiae Toledo Federation of Teachers Local 250.

Freund, Freeze & Arnold, Sandra R. McIntosh , and Bartholomew T. Freeze , Columbus, urging reversal for amici curiae Buckeye Association of School Administrators, Ohio Association of School Business Officials, Ohio School Boards Association, and Toledo Association of Administrative Personnel.


{¶ 1} In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether a teacher and school officials acted recklessly in regard to reports that a kindergartener was being bullied. Because they did not act in perverse disregard of a known risk, we reverse the decision of the court of appeals, which held that there was a genuine issue...

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