A teacher that fails to protect the students from injury? This happened when Margaret Sheenhan an 8th grader was playing at recess.
What is reasonable care.
100
A injured student sues teachers and administrators for damages and governmental immunity?
What is comparative negligence.
100
Doing something with sincerity and not defrauding others?
What is good faith standard.
100
A person who is compensated for their injuries and actual losses? This can include mental and emotional damages.
What is compensatory damages.
100
Acts that are intentional and directed towards results?
What is willful conduct.
200
What court case was an 8th grade girl injured at school by boys throwing pebbles at her and other girls while the teacher was absent?
What is Sheenhan v. St. Peter's Catholic School, 188 N.W.2d 868 (Minn. 1971).
200
A student that is negligent cannot recover damages caused by their injury? This is difficult to prove with young children and was the issue with Jodeen, a student who cut off two of her fingers in shop class.
What is contributory negligence.
200
What court case was a claim of educational malpractice because the student was wrongly placed in a special education class? The students attitude got worse in the classroom and the parent sued because the child was placed in the wrong class.
What is B. M. v. State of Montana, 649 P.2d 425 (Mont. 1982).
200
Damages that are shown by the defendant that are malice, fraud, or reckless? Students who's rights are deprived of their rights by school officials and to punish the defendant for wrongful doings.
What is punitive damages.
200
A kindergarten P. E. teacher in Louisiana was found pretending to have hung two of the students friends which resulted in the court case Spears v. Jefferson Parish School Board?
What is liable.
300
What court case was a 6 year old girl hurt from sliding down a tether ball pole when there was too many students to teacher ratio on the playground?
What is Gibbons v. Orleans Parish School Board, 391 So.2d 976 (La. App. 1980).
300
What court case was a senior in high school rigging a flying device during the performance of the school play Peter Pan and it didn't work out and the students got hurt?
What is Penn Harris Madison School Corp v. Howard, 861 N.E.2d 1190 (Ind. 2007).
300
What court case was a student sexually abused by a teacher who was negligently hired? The school board has the duty to protect students from their negligent hiring.
What is School Board of Orange County v. Coffey, 524 So.2d 1052 (Fla. App. 1988).
300
A small award of $1.00 to the plaintiff that has been wronged but can't show actual damages?
What is nominal damages.
300
What is being insulted by someone?
What is personal humiliation.
400
What court case was a 6th grade student injured during a wrestling match and the coach was not found liable?
What is Toller v. Plainfield School District, No. 202, 582 N.W.2d 237 (Ill. App. 1991).
400
An act that results in an injury?
What is proximate cause.
400
What is violating student's constitutional rights?
What is section 1983.
400
Encouraging lawyers to work for civil rights plaintiffs for free or less money than normal? This is helpful for those that can't afford a lawyer.
What is prevailing party.
400
What is being mentally and physically damaged?
What is impaired of reputation/mental anguish and suffering.
500
Two high school counselor who did not act on students informing them about a 13 year old student who committed suicide? In Maryland there was a suicide pack made between two 13 year old girls.
What is duty of care.
500
What court case was a 9 year old girl playing on the merry-go-round and jumped off and broke her leg due to negligence on the students part and the supervisions part?
What is Rollins v. Concordia Parish School Board, 465 So.2d 213 (La. App. 1985).
500
What court case was a homosexual students taunted and beaten by fellow students and the court found the teachers and administrators liable? Teachers and school administrators were found liable under Section 1983.
What is Flores v. Morgan Hill Unified School District, 324 F.3d 351 (5th Cir. 1987).
500
What court case was Puerto Rican college students suspended for 12 days and sued for damages?
What is Perez v. Rodriguez Bou, 575 F.2d 21 (1st Cir. 1987).
500
A government or sovereign being immune to lawsuits and legal action unless it pertains to them?