Court
Cases
Facts
Issues
Holding and Reasoning
Implications to Teachers
100
This court case took place on September 12, 2002.
What is Collette v. Tolleson Unified School District?
100
These are the four terms included in this Westview High School's _______________. a. Students can’t leave without checking out and back in. b. Students need specific parental permission to leave during lunch. c. Students are given a “lunch pass” to leave. d. Lunch is from 11:20-12:10.
What is the modified closed campus policy?
100
These are the people who claimed the District had a duty to protect the general public from the negligent driving of students who left during open-campus time.
Who are the appellants?
100
This is who the court ruled in favor of.
Who is the school district?
100
Schools should always make sure they have "this" included in their handbook.
What is a policy on leaving school and lunch policies?
200
This is the Chapter and page that the case is found on.
What is Chapter 6, page 114?
200
Zachary Thomason did not have one of these when he left campus that day.
What is a pass?
200
The appellants also claimed that "this" created a reasonable risk of harm to the motoring public by placing rigid time constraints on students’ lunch breaks.
What is the school district?
200
The court said there had been no "this" when they decided this case.
What is breach of duty?
200
Teachers should make sure they follow all the written "what" when letting a student leave campus.
What are the rules?
300
This is the name of the student involved in this case.
Who is Zachary Thomason?
300
Thomason lied to one of these when he told him that he had to get a book from his car and then didn't return.
What is the security guard?
300
The District sought summary judgment, alleging lack to duty to appellants. Who agreed with them?
What is the trial court?
300
Thomason's sneaking off campus did not increase "this" that appellants would have faced if Thomason would have left with permission.
What is ordinary risk of vehicular harm?
300
When schools allow students to leave a campus for lunch they may want to put "these" in place so that the students don't take too long.
What are restrictions on how far they may go so they aren't late?
400
These are the families that were involved in the case.
Who are Barbara C. Collette (wife), Scott E. MacFarland (husband), Holly Scofield (single woman), and the Tolleson Unified School District?
400
This is the place the students went to off campus.
What is the mall?
400
This is the place that needs to decide if the school should be held liable for the actions of the student who left the school during school hours and caused an accident.
What is the Court of Appeals?
400
Imposing "this" (as all schools do) did not create unreasonable risk of harm.
What is a time limit on lunch?
500
This is the speed Thompson was going when he was heading west, then he switched into the eastbound lane to pass, returned to his lane, lost control and collided with the Scofield’s in the eastbound lane. The accident occurred at approximately 12:10. The lunch period ended at 12:10.
What is 72 miles per hour? The appellants believed that the students were in a hurry to get back to their school.
500
Did the district have a duty to protect other motorists? What duty did it have to the students? Are the motorists likely to win their suit against the district?
500
The courts said "these people" were exposed only to the ordinary risks of vehicular collision that members of society face whenever they are in a car.
Who are the Appellants?
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