A court case that was in favor of the student. The school district was held liable for $100,000 in damages.
What is Spears v. Jefferson Parish School Board (1994)?
100
Allows negligent students to recover damages.
What is Comparative Negligence?
100
The Louisianan Supreme Court held the school board liable for a student burning themselves from liquid that was thrown out in the schools dumpster.
What is Brown v. Tesack (1990)?
100
Compensate injured persons for actual losses.
What is Compensatory Damages?
100
Teachers have the duty to supervise students under their own control.
What is Common Law?
200
A court case that was in favor of the school district. The school made responsible actions to minimize gang-related shootings.
What is Brown v. Indiana Trail School?
200
A student's own negligence contributes to an injury.
What is Contributory Negligence?
200
The Pennsylvanian Supreme Court did not hold a teacher liable when watching students come inside from recces as a student in the classroom tripped and poked someone in the eye with a pencil.
What is Simonetti v. School District of Philadelphia (1982)?
200
Where defendants are showing malice, fraud, or reckless disregard for a person who has been injured about their safety.
What is Punitive Damages?
200
Which court case ruled the new law would not protect a teacher that had excessive or unreasonable contact with a student.
What is Nevada Supreme Court (2009)?
300
Alabama supreme court ruled in favor of a physical education teacher after injury during a touch football game.
What is Stevens v. Chesteen (1990)?
300
A common-law theory that holds since the state and its agencies are sovereign, they cannot be sued without their consent and can not be held liable for negligence
What is Governmental Immunity?
300
The Montana Supreme Court ruled in favor of the school district when a parent slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk.
What is Richardson v. Corvallis Public School District No. 1 (1997)?
300
This concept was applied in a Maryland case regarding two high school counselors that didn't prevent student suicides.
What is Duty of Care?
300
Negligence lawsuits by teachers are _____
What is Rare?
400
This court case ruled in favor of the school district. A female was injured during a football scrimmage.
What is Hammond v. Board of Education of Carroll County (1994)?
400
Granting civil or criminal immunity from any liability provided the reports are in...
What is "Good faith"?
400
The court case where a student had spinal injuries from jumping on a trampoline. The court ruled in favor of the school and PE teacher.
What is Fallon v. Indiana Trail School (1986)?
400
The degree of care a teacher of ordinary prudence would have used under certain circumstances.
What is Reasonable Care?
400
Protecting students from private actors is referred to as...
What is Constitutional Duty?
500
In this case, the court upheld $20,000 for the teacher not supervising a game of "London Bridge"
What is Johnson v. School District of Millard (1998)?
500
A Sixth Circuit where a school's principal, school board, or superintendent were held responsible for a teacher sexually abusing a female student.
What is Section 1983?
500
An Oregon appellate court said a chemistry teach is not held liable for a student injuring themselves with stolen chemicals used for a pipe cannon.
What is Hutchison v. Toews (1970)?
500
Individual educators cannot be held personally ______ for negligence.
What is liable?
500
Which court case answered questions to a case where two students were suspended without due process