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Student Suicide and the Law: The Courts Are Reluctant to hold School Districts and Their Employees Liable by Richard Fossey & Perry A. Zirkel - January 11, 2010School districts and their employees are occasionally sued after a student commits suicide, but courts are reluctant to hold them liable for these tragic events. Thus, an educator’s responsibility to prevent a student from committing suicide is primarily a professional and ethical obligation and not a legal duty.To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Richard Fossey
University of North Texas
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RICHARD FOSSEY is a Professor of Higher Education and Senior Policy Researcher at the Center for the Study of Education Reform at the University of North Texas.
- Perry Zirkel
Lehigh University
PERRY A. ZIRKEL is a University Professor of Education and Law at Lehigh University.
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