Abstract
“Negligence is the most frequently cited basis for a claim for damages in an educational setting. Three kinds of negligence may form the basis of a claim, thus: contractual negligence, civil negligence and criminal negligence. In an educational setting, the possible bases of liability by teachers, school administrators and institutions for negligence are: (a) civil liability by teachers and school administrators for damages caused by their own acts or negligence; (b) civil liability for injuries caused by persons in their custody or employment due to their negligence in supervising them or their failure to take appropriate measures to prevent injury; (c) civil and criminal liability by teachers and school administrators for material damage caused by their own reckless imprudence or gross/inexcusable lack or care in doing or failing to do something; (d) subsidiary civil liability for crimes committed by persons their custody and in the discharge of their duties; and (e) civil liability for breach of contract if they fail to take adequate steps to safeguard students’ life and limb. This article discusses the foregoing bases of liability.”
Recommended Citation
Tomboc, Juris Bernadette M.
(2005)
"Liability Issue: Torts and Damages in an Education Setting,"
DLSU Business & Economics Review: Vol. 15:
No.
2, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59588/2243-786X.1380
Available at:
https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/ber/vol15/iss2/4
