Identify the legal standards of intentional tort liability applicable to school employees and districts.
A male teacher has a class of 22 students, most of which are honors students and have never been in any trouble or written up on a dean referral. In the middle of a lesson, two male students begin to fight over a girl they say they are both dating. One student approaches the other and they begin to shove one another. As one student begins to draw his fist back, looking as though he is going to throw a punch, the teacher intervenes by grabbing one of the students and wrestling him to the floor, bloodying and bruising the student’s nose. The hurt student claims he was just about to turn around and walk away. However, during the scuffle, other students were in the immediate vicinity and the teacher thought others would be injured if the fight was allowed to occur. Was the teacher legally justified in his actions?
Scenario #3
Identify legal standards of negligent tort liability applicable to school employees and districts.
A student has been warned several times by the bus driver to stay seated on the bus. The student repeatedly ignores the driver and the driver does not write the child up on a bus referral. While taking students home, a car makes an illegal turn in front of the bus and the bus driver must slam on the brakes. The student standing is thrown into two other students, injuring himself as well as the two other students. How is this an example of negligent tort liability?
Scenario #4
Given an unsatisfactory performance evaluation, identify the Florida, or your state's, statutory requirements to facilitate employee growth (i.e., the performance improvement plan, notification of deficiencies, conference for the record).
A new teacher sat down with the principal at the beginning of the year and completed a Professional Development Plan. After which, he made two observations of the teacher, with one resulting in an unsatisfactory performance. He then conferred with the teacher and discussed the areas that need improvement. After listing these, he asked the teacher to work on these areas. Is this an adequate response form the principal?
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