GRUM VS SKY COUNTRY
RIC1824259 MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Tentative Ruling:
CASE No. RIC1904988 --- GRANT MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Liability Against a Public Entity and Governmental Immunity
The District fails to meet its burden that no statutory liability exists or that immunity under Govt.
Code § 820.2 applies to the fact pattern herein. Plaintiff adequately cites to Govt. Code § 815.2
as the statutory basis for liability against the District. Govt. Code § 820.2 does confer immunity
because immunity for discretionary acts is restricted to basic policy decisions and does not apply
to subsequent ministerial actions that merely implement those basic policy decisions. The actions
of the teacher and the administrative staff in the classroom setting here do not involve basic policy
decisions, but rather operational decisions that implement the initial de
Hearing Date
March 06, 2022
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GRUM VS SKY COUNTRY
RIC1824259 MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Tentative Ruling:
CASE No. RIC1904988 --- GRANT MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Liability Against a Public Entity and Governmental Immunity
The District fails to meet its burden that no statutory liability exists or that immunity under Govt.
Code § 820.2 applies to the fact pattern herein. Plaintiff adequately cites to Govt. Code § 815.2
as the statutory basis for liability against the District. Govt. Code § 820.2 does confer immunity
because immunity for discretionary acts is restricted to basic policy decisions and does not apply
to subsequent ministerial actions that merely implement those basic policy decisions. The actions
of the teacher and the administrative staff in the classroom setting here do not involve basic policy
decisions, but rather operational decisions that implement the initial de