"Trips, slips and bangs": pupil injury claims and the teacher's duty of care

Barnes, L.-A. (2009) "Trips, slips and bangs": pupil injury claims and the teacher's duty of care. Juridical Review, 2009(3), pp. 189-207.

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Abstract

Reviews Scottish and English case law on the duty of care owed by teachers, and the vicarious duties of education authorities and independent schools, to protect pupils from personal injury, including: (1) the nature of the teacher's duty, including the peripheral factors affecting its scope; and (2) the factors influencing the decision to apply the in loco parentis or the ordinarily competent professional standards of teacher care.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Barnes Macfarlane, Dr Lesley-Anne
Authors: Barnes, L.-A.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Law
Journal Name:Juridical Review
Publisher:Sweet and Maxwell
ISSN:0022-6785

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