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Negligence : what principals need to know about avoiding liability / Todd A. DeMitchell.
| Author/creator | DeMitchell, Todd A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, ©2007. |
| Description | xii, 168 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | On being a principal -- Introduction and research -- Introduction -- Research on liability and the principal -- Case studies -- Tort liability and its defenses -- Tort liability -- Defenses to a finding of negligence : when an accident happens-what next? / / Christian Keiner -- Applications of tort liability -- Hazing: more than an innocent injury -- Negligent hiring: did we hire the wrong person? -- Educational malpractice / Terri A. DeMitchell -- Sexual abuse of students: case studies on liability -- Vicarious liability for harm caused by school employees -- Do not resuscitate orders : the psychological impact of a do not resuscitate order -- Safety plan, communication, and the press -- The proactive, prudent principal -- Appendix A: Case studies -- Appendix B: Handbook policy on supervision -- Appendix C: Tort liability handout -- Appendix D: Liability and the science lab -- Appendix E1: Tort scenarios -- Appendix E2: Discussion of tort scenarios -- Appendix F: Local legal issue: their cup runneth over / Sherry Belcher -- Appendix G: Selected cases for discussion -- Appendix H: Tort liability test -- Appendix I: Court case: the toothpick and the ear -- About the authors. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2006017949 |
| ISBN | 157886500X (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781578865000 |