Guardian ad Litem, James Seeger v. Richland School District Two

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court reversed the trial court’s directed verdict and the exclusion of the plaintiff’s expert, allowing the negligence claims to proceed, while affirming that the Safe Schools Act does not repeal the Tort Claims Act. The Court held that physical harm can be shown by an external force causing pain, that the expert’s testimony was not needlessly cumulative, and that the statutory scheme leaves the district liable only for gross negligence.