Crisp County School District v. Pheil

Smith, Judge.

This interlocutory appeal involves a claim under the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 USC § 794, arising out of the sudden collapse and death of Jessica Pheil from a pulmonary embolism, approximately one week after she fell on a staircase at Crisp Comity High School. Her parents brought this action against the Crisp County School District, the Crisp County Board of Education, and four individuals who had served as superintendent of schools or principal of the high school. Their claims were based in negligence and nuisance, alleging that defendants removed a handrail from…