Teachers and Tort Liability

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Teachers and Tort Liability

Torts--Civil Wrongs

Nonfeasance

Misfeasance

Malfeasance

Sovereign Immunity

Know the policies!

Do private schools have sovereign immunity?

Assumption of risk

Where some degree of immunity exists

Civil Rights Cases

What about those parent permission slips?

Does sovereign immunity apply to transportation?

Practical advice

Districts renting property

A test case:

A Closing Note

Email: sid.womack@mail.atu.edu

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Tort liability issues for Arkansas teachers and administrators

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