Court Finds Football Coaches Had Responsibility to Supervise Players Who Got in Fight

A Mississippi state appeals court has given new life to a lawsuit brought by a father and his son — high school football player Jason Swindle — who sued after Swindle was beaten up by another player, claiming the school district failed to properly supervise and discipline the aggressor, among other things.   Specifically, the court reasoned that “a genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether the school district violated its affirmative duty to maintain discipline and to super