Legal Opinion
Morgan v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 17, 2017No. 2016 CA 1065PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtHigginbotham, J.
IgThis appeal involves a parent’s claim for general damages against a school board after her young child was inadvertently left alone on a school bus after school.
BACKGROUND
During the 2012-2013 school year, Shun-quita Morgan’s minor son, Demondre Morgan, was a kindergarten student at Westminster Elementary School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After school on September 25, 2012, Demondre fell asleep while riding bus number 1882 home from school. Unaware that a child had fallen asleep on the bus, the bus driver completed her route and then drove the bus to her residence, where she locked and…
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