One of Mr. Murphy’s fourth grade student’s broke her arm on a field trip to the aquarium. The girl’s parents claim Ms. Murphy was negligent and sued. How will the court decide if the teacher was negligent?
a. Courts can take the position that an effective teacher should be able to foresee any student injury
b. Court will automatically hold her responsible as the supervising person
c. Court will determine whether Ms. Murphy exercised a standard of care that was reasonable and prudent
d. Courts never hold teachers responsible for the actions of students
ANS: C
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