A school's duty of care to students during gymnastic activities requires a skilled, alert spotter attending to that function alone, positioned immediately beside the landing mat, ready for decisive physical intervention. A trial judge's findings based substantially on credibility assessments will not be disturbed on appeal unless the judge palpably misused the advantage of observing witnesses or acted on glaringly improbable evidence.
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