Legal Opinion
Sharon v. City of Newton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 10, 2002PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
In this case, we consider the question of the validity of a release signed by the parent of a minor child for the purpose of permitting her to engage in public school extracurricular sports activities. The question is one of first impression in the Commonwealth.
A. Background.
On November 8, 1995, sixteen year old Merav Sharon was injured while participating in a cheerleading practice at Newton North High School. Merav fell from a teammate’s shoulders while rehearsing a pyramid formation cheer and sustained a serious compound fracture to her left arm that required surgery.1 At the time of her…
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