Court Makes Distinction with Regard to What Is an Athletic Contest
An Oklahoma state appeals court has reversed a lower court, which erred when it extended governmental immunity to a school district after it was sued because of an accident in a weightlifting class.
In essence, the school district is only entitled to such immunity if the injury occurs during an athletic content.
The injury occurred when the student, T.A.H., was required to attempt a maximum lift for a weightlifting exercise known as a "squat," which would account for a portion of h