The state Supreme Court has taken up the appeal of a student whose $14 million verdict for injuries suffered when a school bus ran over her was slashed to $500,000 under a statutory damages cap.

Allocatur was granted late Thursday afternoon in Zauflik v. Pennsbury School District, with the court taking up Ashley Zauflik’s arguments over the constitutionality of the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act that limits damages owed by governmental entities.