Appellate Court of Illinois March 31, 1999, 1-98-3216 (Dixon v. Chicago Board of Education)

JUSTICE WOLFSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

On September 21, 1995, during Englewood High School swimming team tryouts, 16-year-old Tiffany Dixon drowned. This case represents a clash of interests — the right to sue a public entity for the death of a child due to its alleged failure to supervise against the legislature’s determination to protect that entity from large damage awards.