Lyons v. Richmond Community School Corp.

OPINION

BRADFORD, Judge.

Appellees/Plaintiffs Michael and Denita Lyons appeal the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Appel-lees/Defendants Richmond Community School Corporation and certain school administrators (“RCSC”). The Lyonses’ daughter, Megan, was a Richmond High School student with Down syndrome, a medical condition that rendered her “Severely Mentally Disabled.” Tragically, Megan choked on a sandwich in the school cafeteria, was deprived of oxygen for fifteen to twenty minutes, and ultimately died at a hospital two days later. The Lyonses sued RCSC under the Indiana…