Negligence

Todd DeMitchell spent eighteen years in the public schools holding positions from substitute teacher to superintendent, including principal of a K-8 school. Currently, he is a professor in the Department of Education and the Justice Studies Program at the University of New Hampshire, where he specializes in school law, collective bargaining, and educational policy.

Thank you, Todd A. DeMitchell, for writing this book! Both new and veteran principals will benefit from all the information you provide. I particularly like the extensive use of case studies and the tools for examining our own practices and procedures. This book is chock-full of materials that can prompt self-reflection in both administrator and teacher meetings. This is a must-read for any principal.

• Part 1 ForewordPart 2 Preface: On Being a PrincipalPart 3 Part I: Introduction and ResearchChapter 4 IntroductionChapter 5 Research on Liability and the PrincipalPart 6 Part II: Case StudiesChapter 7 Case StudiesPart 8 Part III: Tort Liability and Its DefensesChapter 9 Tort LiabilityChapter 10 Defenses to a Finding of Negligence: When an Accident Happens—What Next?Part 11 Part IV: Applications of Tort LiabilityChapter 12 Hazing: More than an Innocent InjuryChapter 13 Negligent Hiring: Did We Hire the Wrong Person?Chapter 14 Educational MalpracticeChapter 15 Sexual Abuse of Students: Case Studies on LiabilityChapter 16 Vicarious Liability for Harm Caused by School EmployeesChapter 17 Do Not Resuscitate Orders: The Psychological Impact of a Do Not Resuscitate OrderChapter 18 Safety Plan, Communication, and the PressChapter 19 The Proactive, Prudent PrincipalPart 20 Part V: AppendicesChapter 21 Appendix A: Case Studies RevisitedChapter 22 Appendix B: Handbook Policy on SupervisionChapter 23 Appendix C: Tort Liability HandoutChapter 24 Appendix D: Liability and the Science LabChapter 25 Appendix E1: Tort ScenariosChapter 26 Appendix E2: Discussion of Tort ScenariosChapter 27 Appendix F: Local Legal Issue: Their Cup Runneth OverChapter 28 Appendix G: Selected Cases for DiscussionChapter 29 Appendix H: Tort Liability TestChapter 30 Appendix I: Court Case: The Toothpick and the Ear