The plaintiff, a seven-year-old student, suffered a catastrophic brain bleed after being punched in the head by another student during recess.
The plaintiff sued the school board and its staff for negligent supervision.
The court found that while the punch caused the brain bleed due to the plaintiff's pre-existing undiagnosed arteriovenous malformation, the school board and staff were not negligent.
The general supervision of the schoolyard met the standard of a careful and prudent parent, and the offending student's prior minor misbehaviour did not warrant closer supervision.
The action was dismissed.
