Negligence: What Principals Need to Know About Avoiding Liability Book

Part 1 Foreword Part 2 Preface: On Being a Principal Part 3 Part I: Introduction and Research Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 Research on Liability and the Principal Part 6 Part II: Case Studies Chapter 7 Case Studies Part 8 Part III: Tort Liability and Its Defenses Chapter 9 Tort Liability Chapter 10 Defenses to a Finding of Negligence: When an Accident Happens—What Next? Part 11 Part IV: Applications of Tort Liability Chapter 12 Hazing: More than an Innocent Injury Chapter 13 Negligent Hiring: Did We Hire the Wrong Person? Chapter 14 Educational Malpractice Chapter 15 Sexual Abuse of Students: Case Studies on Liability Chapter 16 Vicarious Liability for Harm Caused by School Employees Chapter 17 Do Not Resuscitate Orders: The Psychological Impact of a Do Not Resuscitate Order Chapter 18 Safety Plan, Communication, and the Press Chapter 19 The Proactive, Prudent Principal Part 20 Part V: Appendices Chapter 21 Appendix A: Case Studies Revisited Chapter 22 Appendix B: Handbook Policy on Supervision Chapter 23 Appendix C: Tort Liability Handout Chapter 24 Appendix D: Liability and the Science Lab Chapter 25 Appendix E1: Tort Scenarios Chapter 26 Appendix E2: Discussion of Tort Scenarios Chapter 27 Appendix F: Local Legal Issue: Their Cup Runneth Over Chapter 28 Appendix G: Selected Cases for Discussion Chapter 29 Appendix H: Tort Liability Test Chapter 30 Appendix I: Court Case: The Toothpick and the Ear