Court Cases
Case where the court ruled in favor of the teacher after a student was assaulted on a school field trip when he left the teacher's supervision
Mancha Case
When a person has absolute responsibility for their actions
Liable
term that protects liability for civil damages as long as their conduct is not in violation of what a person would know of Constitutional rights
Good Faith Standard
Policy that garuntees student’s right to privacy in regards to their school records.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
Acting in good conscience with the malicious intent to harm, cause hatred, violate, or injure.
Willful conduct
school district ruled liable under term personal humiliation for altered school records, providing false information and demeaning a student.
Hunter v. Board of Education of Montgomery County Case in 1982
Monetary value awarded to prevent future issues
Punitive damages
Exclusion of state and it's agencies from third person liability
Governmental Immunity
The quality of care an individual would use in a situation with matching or similar circumstances
Reasonable Care
When a school district knowingly hires a dangerous or untrustworthy person
Negligent Hiring
Case when a soccer player sued, and lost, after he caused bodily harm upon himself after pulling a goal on himself in celebration
Coleman v. Soccer Assoc. of Columbia
When a plaintiff is awarded damages, they are referred to as what
Prevailing Party
This key term protects the state from held liable for the negligence of their employees
Sovereign immunity
Concept applied to two counselors that did not prevent a student's suicide despite receiving warning of suicidal idealizations
Duty of care
What term is used to describe when an educational institute does not provide quality education
Educational Malpractice
Lawsuit that ruled a school as negligent after a teacher left students unattended on an athletic field resulting in injury to a female student.
Sheehan Case
awarded value to the prevailing party for losses and costs during a court case
Compensatory Damages
When a plaintiff's actions cause the dispute/case in mention
Proximate Cause
Term that implies a school district is responsible for actions of any third party a relationship has been created
Section 1983
Analyzing negligence of both sides to analyze damages
Comparative Negligence
Physical Education teacher caused emotional trauma when imitating "hanging" a kindergarten student's friend
1994 case of Spears v. Jefferson Parish School Board
a small but symbolic damage awarded when an individual's rights have been violated
Nominal Damages
1979 case in which court ruled against the negligence charge as the plaintiff's actions were the cause
Miles versus the School District number 138 Cheyenne County
key term describing results of a school demeaning a student's reputation
Personal humiliation
When an injury occurs despite being educated on how to prevent
Contributory Negligence