Jackson Ex Rel. Essien v. Unified School District 259

The opinion of the court was delivered by

ABBOTT, J.:

Larry Jackson, Jr., a minor, by and through his mother, natural guardian, and next friend Virgie Essien, and Virgie Essien, individually, (plaintiffs) appeal from a summary judgment entered against them and in favor of Unified School District 259, Sedgwick County, Kansas (defendant). The plaintiffs sought damages for a compound fracture of both bones in the right forearm. The injury occurred in a required physical education class when Jackson fell to the floor after attempting to dunk a basketball by launching himself from a springboard. The…