Doe ex rel. Doe v. Rankin County School District

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

PIERCE, Justice,

for the Court;

¶ 1. John Doe initiated this action on behalf of his daughter, Jane Doe (collectively Doe), after she was sexually assaulted on a Rankin County School District (RCSD) school bus, parked on the campus of Richland High School (RHS). '■ After nineteen months of discovery, the circuit *618court granted RCSD’s motion for summary judgment against Doe based on governmental immunity under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act (MTCA). Doe moved for reconsideration, arguing RCSD had waived immunity through active participation in the litigation. The circuit…