Fayette County

school officials have responded to a lawsuit brought by a parent of a

Sandy Creek High School student who claims school officials should have

sought medical treatment for him and not suspended him from school.

Any injuries

suffered by Daniel Mays "were not the result of any alleged negligence

or inaction" by school officials, according to the school system's

response to the suit.

David Mays

filed the suit last month, claiming his son Daniel was the victim of a

"violent beating" at SCHS Sept. 4. Mays claims his son did not

resist his attackers and a video depicts the youth being kicked in the

head numerous times.

Mays contends

the school should have sought neurological evaluation for his son after

the incident.

The allegations

brought by the lawsuit "are frivolous, unreasonable and without foundation

in law or fact," according to the response filed on behalf of the

school system, principal Roy Rabold and secondary schools director Wayne

Robinson.

The school

system also filed a counterclaim, seeking to have the plaintiff cover

court costs, attorneys fees and expenses related to the suit.

Daniel Mays

was suspended from school for two days as a result of the disturbance,

according to the suit. The youth was sent home with large contusions on

his jaw and head, the suit claims.

The response

from the school system also claims the school is protected by Georgia's

sovereign immunity law and that Rabold and Robinson are protected by the

state's offi cial immunity law.