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civil or private wrong (recoverable) |
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assault, battery, defamation |
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negligence - four pronged test |
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duty of care, standard of care, action by reasonable person, proof of injury |
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relationship between defendent's action and resulting injury |
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teachers have protection within the scope of duties |
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court decides liability relative to enough supervisors |
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assumption of risk comparative negligence contributory negligence |
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injured party knew of possible danger; voluntarily accepted possibility of harm |
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injury was fault of several persons |
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injured party contributed to his/her injury |
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supervision off campus school sponsored activities |
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same four pronged test: duty of care, standard of care, proximate cause, injury |
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School board members' immunity from responsibility |
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Nominal money award for damage |
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Educational malpractice case; complainant's position not upheld; awarded diploma but has no basic skills |
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parents are liable for tortuous activity of their childrei |
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Teacher on student harassment; district not liable if they had no knowledge |
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student on student harassment; district liable when they had knowledge of the harassment |
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Requirements of reporting child abuse |
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immediate phone call to police or social services written report within 36 hours |
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