School District Loses Immunity Protection Because Stunt during Pep Rally Was not an Athletic Event

An Oklahoma state appeals court has reversed the finding of a trial judge, who granted a school district’s motion for summary judgement on governmental immunity grounds after the district was sued by the parent of a student, who was injured while practicing a stunt that would be performed at a pep rally.   In so ruling, the appeals court found that injury occurred during a practice, which was not deemed an athletic event and not subject to the state’s governmental immunity protections.