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William Allan Kritsonis, PhD   LEGAL LIABILITY OF TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS
Teachers have two basic duties…to deliver academic instruction and supervise students.  The courts have conveyed that teachers have a mandatory duty to supervise students under their direction during the school day as well as at school-sponsored activities.
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A higher standard of care is also demanded of those teachers responsible for the physically or mentally challenged, the vocational and industrial arts, and the physical education teachers.
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Legal Liability Of Teachers And Administrators

  • 1. William Allan Kritsonis, PhD   LEGAL LIABILITY OF TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS
  • 2. Teachers have two basic duties…to deliver academic instruction and supervise students. The courts have conveyed that teachers have a mandatory duty to supervise students under their direction during the school day as well as at school-sponsored activities.
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