NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20250
Since 20240
Since 2021 (last 5 years)0
Since 2016 (last 10 years)0
Since 2006 (last 20 years)1
Descriptor
Boards of Education1
Campuses1
Court Litigation1
Interior Space1
Legal Responsibility1
Safety1
School Business Officials1
Sexual Abuse1
Special Needs Students1
Source
School Business Affairs1
Author
Fossey, Richard1
Russo, Charles J.1
Publication Type
Journal Articles1
Reports - Descriptive1
Education Level
Elementary Secondary Education1
Audience
Location
California1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing one result Save | Export
Do Schools Owe a Special Duty of Care to "Special-Needs" Students?
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Direct linkDirect link
Fossey, Richard; Russo, Charles J. – School Business Affairs, 2009
Schools officials owe a duty of care to all the students in their custody. An emerging, but not unanimous, judicial consensus seems to agree that school board officials have a greater legal duty when supervising students with disabilities. A case on this important issue arose in "Jennifer C. v. Los Angeles Unified School District"…
Descriptors: School Business Officials, Legal Responsibility, Campuses, Safety