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In Shultz v. Foster-Glocester Regional School District (2000), a cheerleader who was injured while performing a pyramid stunt sued the school and officials for failure to properly provide this.
What is reasonable care.
100
In Armijo v. Wagon Mound Public Schools (1998), the principal instructed a student to be taken home for disciplinary reasons. After the student was dropped off, the student committed suicide. The principal should be held responsible for what.
What is duty of care.
100
If an employee was predisposed to commit a wrong and it was foreseeable and a school hired this individual, they could be held liable for this in a court of law.
What is negligent hiring.
100
Courts can award various types of damages. The most common is this.
What is compensatory damages.
200
In Kaufman v. City of New York (1961), a father sued after his son bumped heads with another student during basketball. The court ruled that lack of supervision was not the __________ cause of the accident.
What is proximate.
200
If a teacher assigns a dangerous assignment outside of school and a student gets injured, the teacher is still held _______ in a court of law.
What is liable.
200
In Spears vs. Jefferson Parish Sch. Bd. (1994), a teacher pretended to hand a kindergarten students two friends.The student developed psychological problems and the school was required to pay damages to the parents. The student was said to have suffered this.
What is mental anguish and suffering.
200
In Harlow v. Fitzgerald (1982), held that public officials"generally are shielded from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have know." This is known as what.
What is good faith standard.
300
These certain negligence laws permit the judge or jury to compare the relative negligence of the plaintiff and defendant.
What is comparative.
300
A student's own negligence in an injury means the student is guilty of this.
What is contributory negligence.
300
Public school districts and school officials who violate students' constitutional rights can be liable according to this.
What is Section 1983.
300
In P.B. v. Koch (1996), a principal was held liable for violating a high school student's right to bodily integrity when he slapped the student and grabbed him by the neck. The Principal in this case subjected himself to this type of conduct.
What is willful.
400
In Shelby v. Board of Education of Leroy Cent. School District (2002), Crystal, a high school junior, was involved in an argument with three other girls and reported the problem to the school's vice-principal. The principal took no action and the girl was severely beaten. She was awarded money for the disregard of the vice-principal. This type of award is known as what.
What is punitive damages.
400
Teachers cannot claim this when being sued as a result of negligence.
What is governmental immunity.
400
In Texas State Teachers Association v. Garland Independent School District (1989), the plaintiffs were considered this and thus were awarded attorneys' fees.
What is the prevailing party.
400
In Zimmer-Rubert v. Board of Education of Baltimore County (2009), the court upheld that although doctrines prevent school districts from being sued, individual teachers may be sued. The doctrine protecting the district is referred to as this.
What is sovereign immunity.
500
The purpose of this form of damages is to compensate the plaintiff but is a small symbolic award.
What is nominal damages.
500
In B.M. v. State of Montana (1982), a state court recognized a claim for this based on negligent placement of a special education student.
What is educational malpractice.
500
Courts reaffirmed that compensatory damages might include not only verified losses but payment for subjective consequences such as personal humiliation, mental anguish, suffering and this.
What is impairment of reputation.
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