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A few Thirteen year old girls made a suicide pack, and they committed suicide. The girls friends had gone to the counselor to tell them that their friends were going to kill themselves. The counselors failed to exercise the correct duty of care, because they failed to inform the parents that their children where going to do this. Name the case?
What is South Ripley Community School Corp. v. Peters
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When a student is jumping on their desk and they fall, and the teacher is in their room supervising. The proximate cause of the fall and the student getting heart is _.
What is The student jumping on their desk.
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When a plaintiff is paying for the actual loss. For example medical pay loss, etc. The are paying for what?
What is Compensatory damages.
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Another word for governmental immunity?
What is sovereign immunity.
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You can only be accused of this if this act put others at risk to come in contact with harm, and if the wrong was a wrong that could have been seen in advance.
What is negligent hiring.
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This is a case where a student was hurt during wrestling but the teacher exercised reasonable care, because he explained the appropriate practices, and provided constant supervision. What was the case?
What is Toller v. Plainfield School District (III. App. 1991)
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The reason an act happens, or why an injury is caused is called the....
What is Proximate Cause.
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When a plaintiff is paying money as a punishment for reckless behavior that has caused harm or has infringed on their constitutional rights, then that person is paying what kind of damages?
What is Punitive damages?
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In the case of Lyon v. Estrella Foothills High School, 2007, the claim that the students civil rights had been violated was a frivolous claim, seeing as the girl was suspended for the violation of the zero tolerance of alcohol. Because of this the ____________ party was entitled to attorney's fees.
What is the prevailing party.
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When a person does something on their own accord, there conduct is _______.
What is Willfull.
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This is a case where a child made a suicide pack with some friends, she was thirteen. Her friends told the school counselors, but they failed to perform their duty of care, by informing the parents. What is the case?
What is Eisel v. Bd. of Education of Montgomery county(2009).
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In the case of Miles v. School District No. 138 of Cheyenne County, 1979, A girl lost her fingers when she tried to remove a piece of wood from an operating machine. The teacher had demonstrated safe use of tools, and the firl did not use the common sense she should have used at her age and maturity, therefore her negligent act contributed to the injury, this is called...
What is Contributory Negligence.
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In the case Perez v. Rodrequiz Bou(1st Cir. 1978), it was found that the defendant suffered no seen harm, nor were their constitutional right infringed upon. Therefore they were awarded what kind of damages? They are small sum of money to show that the defendant was wronged.
What is Nominal Damages
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According to Section 1983, if you violate a students ______ rights you are in the wrong.
What is constitutional rights.
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The Supreme court case of Harlow v. Fitzgerald(457 U.S. 800 (1982)) found that school officials are said to act in ______. This is when their intentions are good, and they are not out to cause harm.
What is good faith standard.
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An example where a teacher failed to excessive reasonable care, when a teacher took her class to a playground where some boys were playing basket ball. She told the girls sit on the line, and she left them at the park. The boys proceed to through rocks at the girls. One girl Margaret was injured when struck with a pebble in the eye. What is the case?
What is Sheehan v. St. Peter's Catholic School( Minn. 1971).
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When the proximate cause for a lack of education is directly caused by actions of the educator. For example in the case of B.M. v. State of Montana, 1982, when a student was diagnosed as mentally retarded and placed in a segregated classroom. Her foster mother noticed that her behavior worsened and the courts filed in favor of the mother that it is the duty of the of the school to test and place students accordingly. This case shows an example of what?
What is Educational Malpractice.
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In the case of Rollins v. Concordia Parish School Board, 1985, the student and school board were found equally responsible in the student jumping off a merry go round and breaking her leg. Therefore the compensation amount rewarded to her was reduced to half, or 50 percent. this is an example of what negligence?
What is comparative?
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The case ___________, found that school officials are not allowed to intentially violate student rights.
What is Wood v. Strickland (420 U.S. 308 (1975))
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When a persons reputation is soiled and dirtied on purpose, and the attacker is trying to cause harm, then this is causing an __________. This is also similar to liable.
What is impairment of reputation?
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A six year old injured herself when she went from the monkey bars to slide down a tether ball pole. There was a screw that came out of the pole. The court found that the school board should have not put pole there, and that care was impossible because a teacher was supervising between 160 - 180 students. What was the case?
What is Gibbons v. Orleans Parish School Board (La. App. 1980)
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If the proximate cause of a case makes a person fell embarrassed and feel like people are judging them and do not like them, this is called .....
What is personal humiliation.
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In the case of Spears v. Jefferson Parish School Board (La. App/ 5th Div. 1974) , The school district had to pay 117, 658 in nominal damages for the child suffering from __________.
What is Mental anguish and suffering.
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Students fill for Section 1983 the most for these kind of cases against school officials.
What is Sexual abuse cases.
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___________ care is what a normal person due under similar circumstances.
What is reasonable care.