Brooks v. Board of Education

The infant plaintiff was injured while participating in a game conducted at the school gymnasium during a regularly scheduled physical education class. A group of boys was placed on one side of the gymnasium and another group was placed on the other side. A ball was placed in the center of the floor. Each boy on one side was given a number, and corresponding numbers were given the boys on the other side. The numbers were assigned at random to the boys on both sides. When a number was called the two boys who had the same assigned number would race toward the ball and each would attempt to kick…