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Direct linkTaylor, Kelley R. – Principal Leadership, 2010
This article discusses whether school officials or districts can be held liable for student suicides. Generally speaking, there are two legal theories that underlie suicide-related lawsuits: (1) negligence--a claim that the school failed to uphold a particular duty to the student and that such failure contributed to the student's death (legally…
Descriptors: Suicide, Legal Responsibility, School Personnel, Negligence
Taylor, Kelley R. – Principal Leadership, 2001
Two legal theories inspire suicide-related lawsuits: tort claims of negligence and constitutional claims based on due process. A well-known case illustrates a middle-schooler's suicide and a district's negligence. Liability factors include duty, foreseeability, special relationship, danger creation, and immunity/contributory negligence. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Due Process
