Decker v. Dundee Central School District

After eating luncheon in the school cafeteria, the 10-year-old infant plaintiff was excused by her teacher to “go out and play ’ ’. She and her companions went to the bleacher stand in the playground area on the school grounds, where a number of informal baseball games were in progress. The bleachers were located about 1,000 feet from the school building, and consisted of six tiers, five feet high. Plaintiff and her friends had previously played around the bleachers during other luncheon recesses and had jumped off from the highest tier. On the day in question, in an attempt to jump from the…