Fossey, Richard; DeMitchell, Todd A.

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ERIC Number: EJ548902

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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ISSN: ISSN-0275-6072

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"Let the Master Answer": Holding Schools Vicariously Liable When Employees Sexually Abuse Children.

Fossey, Richard; DeMitchell, Todd A.

Journal of Law and Education, v25 n4 p575-99 Fall 1996

School districts might be more vigilant in preventing and detecting sexual abuse by employees if the possibility of civil damages were more certain. Explores public policy issues surrounding a vicarious liability standard when school employees sexually abuse children in their care. (109 footnotes) (MLF)

Descriptors: Child Abuse, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Responsibility, Public Policy, Public Schools, School Districts, School Law, School Personnel, Sexual Abuse, State Courts, Torts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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