Reardon v. Carle Place UFSD

In Reardon v. Carle Place UFSD, 27 A.D.3d 635, 813 N.Y.S.2d 150 (2d Dept. 2006), the parents of an 11--year--old student, who was allegedly injured on the school playground when he jumped off a swing in midair, sued the school district, alleging that the accident was proximately caused by the negligent supervision on the part of the school monitors assigned to the playground area. The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, held that any lack of supervision of the school playground by school monitors was not a proximate cause of student's injuries.