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Supreme Court of New Jersey· 7/28/2003

Frugis v. Bracigliano

Citations

  • 827 A.2d 1040
  • 177 N.J. 250
  • 2003 N.J. LEXIS 860

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reasoning that educators have “[n]o greater obligation ... than to protect the children in their charge from foreseeable dangers”
  • noting that the standard for granting a directed verdict equates with the standard for granting summary 14 A-2493-14T2 judgment
  • noting that the violation of an administrative regulation requiring school rooms to have unobstructed safety-vision panels was relevant evidence of negligent conduct, although it was not proof of negligence per se
  • stating that school personnel who observed principal’s sexually suggestive behavior with children “had an independent obligation to report directly to DYFS” and their “failure to do so, standing alone, was evidence of negligence”
  • stating that school personnel who observed principal’s sexually suggestive behavior with children “had an independent obligation to report directly to DYFS” and their “failure to do so, standing alone, was evidence of negligence”
  • remanding and directing that the jury should be instructed on the heightened duty of school boards to ensure students' safety from foreseeable harms

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Albin, Coleman

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