Legal Opinion
Curtis v. Board of Education of Sayre Public Schools
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 31, 1995No. 84567PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATT, Justice:
SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 16th, 1994, 12-year-old Clifton Curtis was participating in a softball game in his Sayre public school physical education class. Clifton’s teacher instructed him to play the position of catcher, but did not supply Clifton with a catcher’s mask. Clifton was thereafter severely injured when he was hit in the mouth with a baseball bat.
Clifton’s parents, Orlen and Tammie Curtis, filed suit against the Board of Education of Sayre Public Schools (School), alleging the school district was negligent in failing to provide Clifton with a…
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