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Giovanna Torres
EDU 210
College of Southern Nevada
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students, and they should be aware of the protocols, rules, procedures, and agreements when
dealing with serious matters.
On the contrary, in the case of Scott v. Savers Property and Casualty Insurance Co., the
student was also misadvised by a counselor. The court ruled against the student and stated that
the school district is not liable for educational malpractice. The counselor gave faulty advice
regarding eligibility requirements to the NCAA, and it also resulted in the student losing out on
a college athletic scholarship. So, who really is at fault here?
Most people might say that any event that occurs outside of school property is not a
responsibility of school officials. Yes, the parents didnt receive a notice about the suspension
by school officials, but the choice of their son to throw the notice away, and head to his friends
house was made by his own will. In the case of Scott E. MacFarland v. Tolleson Unified School
District, an incident occurred where a student left school, and caused an accident with a
motorist. The motorist made a claim against the school district for injuries he suffered during
his accident. The judge ruled in favor of the school district stating that legal relationship
between district and its student did not impose a duty upon the district to control
Student.
I believe that Ray made a bad decision to uninform his parents of his suspension, and
using that as an excuse to go elsewhere. However, I believe that it could have been prevented
from the beginning if the school officials hadnt failed to follow the procedures required to
inform the parents. Rays parents should pursue liability charges against school officials. What
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happened to Ray, was not the schools fault, but not following procedures was. I feel that they
would have a strong claim against the school.
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References
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P.108-109
Pearson Education. (2003). Welcome to the Companion Website for School Law for Teachers:
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