In this case, a teacher is sued by a student who claims the teacher injured her while he was breaking up a schoolyard fight. The case provides an opportunity for explaining the legal obligations of schoolteachers to supervise students. It also provides a setting for discussing state indemnification laws that may benefit teachers as well as insurance concerns. The case can be taught in conjunction with standard education law texts.
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