Barnett v. Caldwell

GRANT, Justice.

High school student Antoine Williams tragically died after engaging in horseplay with another student while his teacher was out of their classroom. Appellants Jena Barnett and Marc Antoine Williams, Antoine’s parents, filed a complaint against Appellee Phyllis Caldwell, who was Antoine’s teacher at the time of his death. They alleged that Caldwell was liable in her individual capacity for Antoine’s wrongful death because she had been negligent in supervising his classroom. The trial court granted Caldwell’s motion for summary judgment, concluding that she was entitled to…