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Supervision of Student Could Not Have Prevented Injury

In finding that the school's duty to supervise was not the proximate cause of the student's injuries, the Second Department explained the relevant law.  Here, the student tripped and fell after stepping on the straps of his book bag as he left the school:

Schools are under a duty to supervise students in their charge and will be held liable for foreseeable injuries proximately related to the absence of adequate supervision … . ” Schools are not insurers of safety, however, for they cannot reasonably be expected to continuously supervise and control all movements and activities of students'” … . Moreover, where an accident occurs in so short a span of time that even the most intense supervision could not have prevented it, any lack of supervision is not the proximate cause of the injury … . Goldschmidt v City of New York, 2014 NY Slip Op 09103, 2nd Dept 12-31-14


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