Leleaux v. Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District

OPINION

HECHT, Justice.

Monica LeLeaux, a sixteen-year-old high school junior, hit her head while trying to close the back door of a school bus. She and her mother sued the owner of the bus, the Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District, and the bus driver for damages. The trial court granted summary judgment for defendants, and the court of appeals affirmed. 798 S.W.2d 20. We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

Monica’s accident occurred on a school band trip, the events of which we summarize here based solely upon Monica’s deposition testimony. She and the other band members had…