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Wis JI-Civil 1381
Negligence: Teacher: Duty to Supervise Students
Question asks whether the defendant, , was negligent in the supervision which
he or she maintained over the plaintiff, , in his or her (conducting the experiment, using
the trampoline, etc.).
As to his or her pupils, a teacher occupies a position comparable to that of a parent in
regard to protecting his or her children from harm or injury. This relationship requires the
teacher to maintain that degree of supervision which an ordinarily prudent (chemistry teacher,
physical education teacher, manual arts teacher) would maintain under the same or similar
circumstances.
In determining whether defendant, , exercised ordinary care, you may
weigh and consider the age, intelligence, and experience which (defendant) knew, or ought to
have known, that (plaintiff) and other students in the class possessed.
You may further weigh and consider the responsibilities which had been placed upon
(defendant) by (his) (her) employment, such as the curriculum (he) (she) was required to
carry out, the daily schedule which was imposed on (him) (her), the number of pupils
assigned to (him) (her) in the class, the size and arrangement of the classroom, and the
equipment, devices, and other objects therein.
History
Wis JI-Civil 1381 (2016). ©2016, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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