Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2014
Publication Source
School Business Affairs
Abstract
With a new school year on the horizon, the topic of adequate student supervision is once again on educators’ minds. Whether students are attending classes, playing in school yards, or participating in extracurricular sports or other activities, educators are at risk of liability for injuries that children sustain if officials fail to meet their duty to protect youngsters from unreasonable risks of harm.
Accordingly, awareness of the principles relating to the legal duty to supervise students adequately and the defenses to negligence can go a long way toward shielding school districts from liability. As evidenced by the representative cases cited in this column, negligence claims result in a significant amount of litigation each year.
Inclusive pages
33-37
ISBN/ISSN
0036-651X
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2014, ASBO International
Publisher
Association of School Business Officials
Volume
80
Issue
7
Place of Publication
Reston, VA
eCommons Citation
Russo, Charles J., "Negligence, Student Supervision, and School Business Officials" (2014). Educational Leadership Faculty Publications. 171.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eda_fac_pub/171
Included in
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Education Law Commons, Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons
Comments
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This article originally appeared in the July/August 2014 School Business Affairs magazine and is reprinted with permission of the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). The text herein does not necessarily represent the views or policies of ASBO International, and use of this imprint does not imply any endorsement or recognition by ASBO International and its officers or affiliates. Any additional re-purposing or reprint of this article in this or any other medium is restricted without prior written consent.
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