On Friday, an Oakland County Circuit Court Judge ruled that the Oxford school district cannot be sued for the Oxford High School mass shooting.
An Oakland County Circuit Court judge ruled Friday that the Oxford school district and its employees cannot be sued in relation to the Oxford High School mass shooting that took place in November 2021.
Judge Mary Ellen Brennan stated that the school district employees have government immunity from any civil lawsuits claiming that Oxford Schools acted negligently while attempting to stop a 15-year-old from killing four schoolmates and wounding many others.
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Governmental immunity is a state law that safeguards public agencies, including school districts, from many lawsuits.
« While Plaintiffs allege claims against Defendant Oxford Community Schools for gross negligence and vicarious liability, such claims do not fall within any of the six recognized exceptions, » according to the court order.
Based on the state law, Brennan wrote « the Court concludes that Ethan Crumbley’s act of firing the gun, rather than the alleged conduct of the individual defendants, was ‘the one most immediate, efficient and direct cause of injury or damage.
