Court of Appeals of North Carolina October 5, 2004, COA03-1325 (Draughon v. Harnett County Board of Education)

STEELMAN, Judge.

Plaintiffs intestate was a football player at Triton High School in Harnett County, North Carolina. He collapsed during football practice on the morning of 8 August 1998 and died the following day at UNC Memorial Hospital from complications due to heatstroke. A more detailed discussion of the facts of the case can be found in this Court’s earlier opinion at

Draughon v.