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100
When two Maryland high school counselors failed to prevent a suicide, the board of education was sued based negligence relating to duty of care
What is Eisel v. bd of Educ
100
While working on her senior shop project, Jodeen Miles severed two of her fingers. She later sued the school for negligence. ( The court ruling against her. She had proper instruction on safety and was at a maturity level at which she could opperate the machine safely)
What is Miles v. Sch. Dist No. 138 of Cheyenne County
100
The degree of care a teacher of ordinary prudence would use
What is Reasonable care
100
When an individual’s dignity is stripped
What is Personal humiliation
100
The end result of a law infraction
What is Proximate Cause
200
in 1976 a high school senior sued his school for Education Malpractice because he could only read on a fifth grade level. ( the court ruled against the student)
What is Peter W. v. San Francisco Unified School Dist.
200
When a teacher sexually abused a 14-year-old student. A suit took place based on the terms of section 1983. (The court ruled against the plaintiff. The school board was granted immunity in this instance)
What is Doe v. Claiborne County, Tenn.
200
The responsibility to act when becoming aware of a student in distress
What is Duty of care
200
Hiring an unfit employee and knowing the future employee is not fit to work in a certain enviroment
What is Negligent hiring
300
While on a field trip to a museum, a student was beaten by two civillians. The parents sued the school district on claims of negligence. ( the court ruled in favor of the defendent. The student was in a controlled& safe enviroment)
What is Mancha v. Field Museum of Natural History
300
When a North Carolina pricipal sexually assaulted a student, a suit took place based on claims of negligent hiring. ( The court ruled against the plaintiff. The principal had no prior record that would give the administration any reason to suspect him.)
What is Medlin v. Bass
300
The dollar sum awarded after a law suit
What is Nominal Damages
300
Emotional damage brought on by an outside party (parent, teacher, administrator)
What is Mental anguish or suffering
400
Two chicago student were suspended for twenty days without due process. Claiming that their constitutional rights had been withheld but without claiming any sort of damages.( The courts ruled against the two students because they did not claim damages)
What is Carey v. Piphus
400
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in favor of a teacher who sustained an injury from a student who was taken off of his meds without notice. ( The courts ruled in favor of the teacher. The educator should have been infomed that the student was taken off of his meds, but she was not; this, in turn, directly resulted in the teacher's injury.)
What is Nieuwendorp v. American Family Insurance
400
Teaching practices that hinders student learning instead of benefitting it.
What is Educational malpractice
400
The responsible party
What is Liable
500
After a principal slapped a student, a law suit took place under section 1983 ( Administrative Immunity). (Ruling in favor of the plaintiff. The principal was not granted immunity)
What is P.B. v. Koch
500
A Motana Supreme Court ruled that a family had a right to sue on claims of educational malpractice after their daughter was placed into a special education program without parental consent or prior testing. (The Montana Court system ruled in favor of the family)
What is B.M. v. State of Montana
500
The winning side of a dispute
What is Prevailing Party
500
Two opposing parties are both found negligent
What is Comparative negligence
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