Minor Doe 601, a minor, by and through his mother and natural guardian, Mother Doe 601, Appellants, vs. Best Academy, ...

── Minor Doe 601, a minor, by and through his mother and natural guardian, Mother Doe 601, Appellants, vs. Best Academy, ... ── Court: Supreme Court of Minnesota Date: February 26, 2025 Category: General Decision: Reversed and remanded 1. A municipality’s activity broadly labeled as a “hiring decision” is not categorically and necessarily a policy-level decision involving weighing competing economic, social, political, and financial considerations for purposes of the discretionary-function exception to municipal tort liability under Minnesota Statutes section 466.03, subdivision 6 (2024). 2. On summary judgment, the circumstances surrounding the respondent school’s decision to hire defendant as a teacher do not support the inference, without actual evidence, that respondent’s conduct in failing to investigate defendant’s background was conduct involving balancing competing economic, social, political, and financial considerations for purposes of the discretionary-function exception to municipal tort liability. Reversed and remanded.