Holds teachers liable for failing to attempt to prevent student's suicide
What is Duty of Care
100
An award to compensate injured people for their actual loses, including for their medical expenses, lost salary, and other provable costs as a result of the defendant's negligence
What is Compensatory Damages
100
The degree of care a teacher of ordinary judgement would have used under like circumstances
What is Reasonable care
100
Responsible by law
What is Liable
100
The winner of a lawsuit
What is Prevailing Party
200
A small symbolic award, where the plaintiff has been wrong but has not been able to show actual damages
What is Nominal Damages
200
A common-law theory that holds 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
200
If a student's own negligence contributed to the injury
What is Contributory Negligence
200
The main cause of an incident was the plaintiff's fault
What is Proximate cause
200
At least 44 states have adopted some form of this negligence
What is Comparative Negligence
300
These are awarded where defendants have shown malice, fraud, or reckless disregard for an injured person's safety or constitutional rights
What is Punitive Damages
300
Hurting someones beliefs or opinions on someone else
What is Impairment Of Reputation
300
DeShaney v. Winnebago County Dept. of Social Services- liability can be imposed upon the state for the actions of third parties who deprive individuals of life, liberty, or property only when the state has special relationship with that individual
What is Section 1983
300
Stubborn
What is Willful Conduct
300
SHIVELY V. GREEN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION- 17 year old girl stopped attending public school because of harassment by other peers
What is Personal Humiliation
400
Sch. Bd. of Orange County v. Coffey- negligent in the removal of a teacher sexually abused a student
What is Negligent Hiring
400
Middle school student beaten by other students on a school bus
What is Lopez v. Houston Independent School District
400
B.M. v. State of Montana. based on negligent placement of special education student
What is Educational Malpractice
400
Can cause distress, anxiety, depression, etc.
What is Mental Anguish and Suffering
400
The government's freedom from being sued for money damages without its consent
What is Sovereign Immunity
500
Stone v. Ritter and the Expanding Duty of Loyalty
What is Good Faith Standard
500
Alan K was critically injured jumping for a basketball and bumped heads with another student
What is Kaufman v. City of New York
500
Bad fall sustained by a cheerleader during practice
What is Sharon v. City of Newton
500
Case dealing with an eye injury at recess
What is Santiago v. Cooper
500
Sixth grade student injured in a wrestling match in physical education class