Details Arizona Supreme Court ruling<\/p>\n
Lucero claimed that the school district should have done more to ensure his safety as school officials allegedly knew student were crossing the street outside of the crosswalk.<\/p>\n
However, the court stated that the school is not legally responsible. The court justices explained that a school\u2019s duty to student safety starts when the student is under the school\u2019s control, such as when they are on school grounds.<\/p>\n
The court added that the school does not control the street where Lucero\u2019s accident happened or the empty lot across the street from its campus, where some students are dropped off. The court noted that school officials had told parents not to drop students off there.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough the accident was tragic, the school district did not owe a duty care because of the risk that caused CJ\u2019s injuries did not arise while he was under the school\u2019s supervision or control,\u201d Chief Justice Timmer wrote for the court in a press release.<\/p>\n
The court\u2019s decision reversed a previous trial court\u2019s decision, which had allowed the case to move forward, and sent the case back to the trial court with instruction to rule in the school district\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n
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