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School not liable for drinking accident after private party

School not liable for drinking accident after private party

School not liable for drinking accident after private party

A parochial school was not liable for injuries incurred by a student who was injured in automobile accident after he consumed alcohol at a private off-campus end-of-year party, even where the principal and another school employee showed up at the residence during the event. A Court of Appeal in Florida has reversed a trial court decision that found the school to be responsible for 25% of the damages in an action by the student and his parents. Despite three novel circumstances, the Court of Appeal said it believed that the school’s obligation of reasonable supervision should come to an end when the student leaves the school’s premises during non-school hours and is no longer involved in...

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