Jayden A.G. v. Lincoln Unified School District CA3

BACKGROUND

The following events, as described in the trial testimony, gave rise to Galbert’s suit. On August 1, 2017, Galbert participated in tryouts for the freshman football team at Lincoln High School in Stockton, where he was about to start high school. The week before, the National Weather Service had issued an excessive heat watch, warning of widespread triple-digit temperatures across central California, including Stockton, over the following week. Area heat advisories issued on July 31st and August 1st warned of highs between 98 and 108 degrees in locations at Stockton’s elevation and advised staying hydrated, staying out of the sun, and rescheduling strenuous activities to the morning or evening. The advisories also warned of the possibility of heat-related

1 We refer to filings made by Galbert through his guardian ad litem as filings by Galbert.

2 illnesses. The school’s athletic director and defendant John James, the coach of the freshman football team, were aware that it would be hot but did not modify or reschedule the tryouts. Several days before the tryouts, Galbert was prescribed Adderall. Galbert took the medication on the days leading up to the tryouts,…