Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Caldwell v. Griffin Spalding County Board of Education

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 2, 1998No. A98A0441Published

1ConcurrenceRuffin, Judge

I concur with the Court’s judgment, but only because I am compelled to do so by Georgia law. Moreover, I write separately to highlight certain facts in the record and to suggest that the appellate courts and the legislature reconsider whether supervision of students should be considered a discretionary rather than a ministerial act.

From my review of the record it is clear that the football summer camp was a school-sponsored event and Bohannon, the high school football coach, was responsible for supervising the players, including *895Antwan Caldwell and his assailants. Four members of the football…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Dailey v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Merrow v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  3. Larson Ex Rel. Larson v. Independent School District No. 314, BrahamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
  4. Cook v. BennettMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. Wright v. AsheCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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