J. H., etc., et al., appellants, v South Country Central School District, et al., respondents.

Holding The court affirmed the summary judgment dismissing the complaint, holding that the school district provided adequate supervision and that the injury was not proximately caused by any lack of supervision. The court determined that the accident occurred in such a short span of time that even intense supervision could not have prevented it.

The court’s words

A school, however, is not an insurer of its students' safety and will be held liable only for foreseeable injuries proximately related to the absence of adequate supervision

2026 NY Slip Op 05288, at the official text

The mere happening of an accident, in and of itself, does not establish liability of a defendant

2026 NY Slip Op 05288, at the official text

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

2026 NY Slip Op 05288, at the official text