Court Cases
In this 1971 case, the Minnesota Supreme Court found a Minnesota Catholic school guilty of negligence when they failed to provide proper supervision at recess. The jury stated that it was the school's duty to use ordinary care and to protect students from injuries that could have been avoided had their been proper adult supervision.
What is the Sheehan case?
When a person is fully responsible for their actions/inactions.
What is liable?
Teachers can be held liable for damages to an injured student if the student sustained provable damages.
What is true?
Prohibits individuals from suing states under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.
What is sovereign immunity?
This case arose in 1972 when a boy was beaten up by several other boys on a field trip. The boy's parents charged the teachers with negligence of supervision. However, the court stated that teachers providing constant supervision would be almost impossible and that teachers do not have a duty to anticipate minimal risks at every situation.
What is the Mancha case?
The degree of care a teacher of ordinary prudence would have used under like circumstances. Circumstances would include the maturity level and experience of the students, as well as the level of danger that is involved.
What is reasonable care?
School lockers may be searched by teachers "at will".
What is false?
Common-law theory which states that since the state and its agencies are sovereign, they cannot be sued without their consent and should not be held liable for the negligence of their employees.
What is governmental immunity?
Indiana case involving a ninth grade student who severed four of his fingers when working with a circular saw in an industrial arts class. The court found the school liable for the student's damages since he was allowed to use improperly guarded machinery without the teacher's supervision.
What is South Ripley Community School Corp v. Peters case?
A concept that was used in a Maryland case, which held two high school counselors accuntable when they failed to attempt to prevent a thirteen-year-old student's suicide.
What is duty of care?
Awarded when defendants have shown malice, fraud, or reckless disregard for an injured person's safety or constitutional rights.
What is punitive damages?
In this New York court case, a student that was know to be aggressive caused serious injury to another student by pulling out her chair in the cafeteria. The court claimed that the school's duty was to prevent such foreseeable incidents and the school district was found guilty.
What is the Wilson vs Vestal Cent. School District (2006)case?
A principle involving a student's own negligence contributing to their injury, such as in seventeen year-old Jodeen Miles's case, where she severed two of her fingers in shop class.
What is contributory negligence?
Was present in the Harlow vs. Fitzgerald case which shields public officials from liability for civil damages as long as their conduct is not in violation of the Constitutional rights that a reasonable person would have known.
What is good faith standard?
In this 1966 Louisiana case, an elementary school student was waitinn for the bus when a girl struck him in the eye with a stick, leading to partial blindness. The court didn't find the school or teachers liable since Wilmer was unable to rove that supervision would have prevented the incidence.
What is the Nash v. Rapides Parish School Board (1966) case?
Because of this concept, a case involving a special needs student who was placed in a segregated classroom, causing psychological injuries, concluded that the school had breached its duty by not providing appropriate educational placement.
What is educational malpractice?
This term established that a School district may be liable for the actions of third-party who The private individuals of life liberty or property when a special relationship has been created between individual and the state institution.
What is Section 1983?
The duty of care concept arose during this Maryland case, holding two high school counselors liable for failing to attempt to prevent a student's suicide. The student's father alleged that his daughter's friends had told the couselors several times about the suicide threats, but when the student denied, they didn't ask any further questions. The court found the school counselors guilty, claimimg that it is their duty to attempt to prevent a student's suicide.
What is the Eisel v. Board of Education (1991) case?
Consciously aware of one's self intent to harm, cause hatred, violate, or injure.
What is willful conduct?
Pertaining to the written information of an individual's character.
What is impairment of reputation?
This Louisiana court case involved a nine-year-old girl who broke her leg jumpng off a merry-go-round during a physical education class. The court found the defendant guilty of negligence pertaining to improper supervision. The court also found Rollins guilty of contributory negligence, resulting in a reduction of a damages award.
What is the Rollins v. Concordia Parish School Board (1985) case?
In a New York City case, the court dismissed the father's allegations against the school's supposed failure to supervise, stating that such lack of supervision wasn't this key term.
What is proximate cause?
Allows the court to compare the negligence of the plaintiff and the defendant and reduce the amount of awarded damages.
What is comparative negligence?
This court case involved a ten year old boy who was attending summer school when he left the school emises early and was struck by a motorcyclist, becoming seriously injured. The boy's mother sued the school for supervisory negligence, yet the court found the school not guilty.
What is the Hoyem v. Manhattan Beach City School District (1978) case?
A small symbolic award where the plaintiff has been wronged, but has not been able to show actual damages.
What is nominal damages?
A stance made against the employer by an injured individual based on the theory that the employer was aware when hiring a dangerous or unstrustworthy person.
What is negligent hiring?
This case involved two Arkansas students who were suspended without reasoning. The students sued the school and its administrators due to the damages they suffered when on suspension. The court stated that school officials are not protected if they purposely deprive students of their constitutional rights.
What is the Wood v. Strickland (1974) case?
Compensates injured individuals for their actual losses, including for their medical expenses, lost salary, and other provable costs incurred as a result of the defendant's negligence.
What is compensatory damages?
This concept arose during a 1994 case where a physical education teacher was found liable for the cost of psychotherapy for a kindergarten student after he pretended to hang the child's friends.
What is mental anguish and suffering?
This Arizona case involved an assistant prinipal who strip searched a thirteen year old student after she was accused of distributing over-the-counter medication. The student's mother sued the school district, stating that they had violated her fourth amendment rights. The supreme court ruled in favor of the student, stating that the search failed to meet the standards for a reasonable search.
What is the Safford Unified School District v. Redding (2009) case?
An individual/defendant who is awarded damages in a negligence case.
What is prevailing party?
This concept surfaced during a 1982 case when a court ruled that the school was liable due to the fact that they altered school records, provided false information and demeaned the student.
What is personal humiliation?