Ramirez

Plaintiff and appellant Rosa Ramirez (plaintiff) brought this action against defendant and respondent Long Beach Unified School District (School District) contending the School District was liable for the death of her son, Thomas Ramirez (Thomas). Plaintiff appeals from the judgment entered upon the sustaining of a demurrer without leave to amend. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

1. Facts.

In 2000, Thomas was a student at Reid High School, a School District educational institution. Thomas was 15 years of age and a high-achieving student who sought to improve his education. He came from a low-income family.

Thomas was advised by the School District staff and administration to apply to participate in R.M. Pyles Camp (the Camp) located in Sequoia National Forest. The Camp was a nonprofit organization providing a program for low-income, at risk youths. It was designed to provide the youths leadership skills. Carl A. Cohn, superintendent of the School District, was a board member of the Camp. The School District, through its administrators and faculty, identified potential candidates for the Camp, advertised, recruited, encouraged, and convinced students and…