Legal Opinion
Edwards v. School Dist. of Baraboo
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided August 11, 2008No. 07-cv-706-bbcPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BARBARA B. CRABB, District Judge.
This is an unfortunate case that should not have been brought as a federal lawsuit. Plaintiff Jaa’la Edwards is a student in the School District of Baraboo who fell while she was walking outside during recess. Because she has a medical condition that makes her bones abnormally fragile, the fall caused a broken leg and wrist.
Believing school officials were responsible for the fall, Jaa’la’s parents brought this action. (Because the relevant facts relate primarily to plaintiff Jaa’la Edwards, I will refer to her simply as “plaintiff’ for the…
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