All opinions are subject to modification and technical correction prior to official publication in the North Carolina Reports and North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports. In the event of discrepancies between the electronic version of an opinion and the print version appearing in the North Carolina Reports and North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports, the latest print version is to be considered authoritative.

LYNETTA DRAUGHON, Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF MAX DRAUGHON, Deceased

    v.

HARNETT COUNTY BD. OF EDUC., and BARRY HONEYCUTT, JACKIE SAMUELS, STEPHEN AUSLEY, JASON SPELL, ANTHONY BARBOUR, PERRY SAENZ, DON WILSON, JR., RAYMOND McCALL, and BRIAN STRICKLAND, In their Individual and Official Capacities

    Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, ___ N.C. App. ___, 582 S.E.2d 343 (2003), affirming an order granting summary judgment to defendant Brian Strickland, entered 4 March 2002 by Judge Wiley F. Bowen in Superior Court, Harnett County. Heard in the Supreme Court 9 December 2003.
    Keith A. Bishop, PLLC, by Keith A. Bishop, for plaintiff-appellant.

    Tharrington Smith, LLP, by Jonathan A. Blumberg and Lisa Lukasik, for defendant-appellee.

    PER CURIAM.

    AFFIRMED.

*** Converted from WordPerfect ***