· 4/22/1992
Peck v. Siau
Citations
- 827 P.2d 1108
- 65 Wash. App. 285
- 8 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 160
- 1992 Wash. App. LEXIS 162
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that a teacher’s knowledge of a fellow educator’s inappropriate contact with a student would not be imputed to the school district, where the teacher had no supervisory authority over the educator or any administrative responsibilities for the district
- holding likewise that an employee’s knowledge of a fellow employee’s dangerous tendencies cannot be imputed to the employer without a demonstration of duty to report
- summary judgment in favor of school district upheld concerning plaintiff student’s claim for negligent hiring of teacher for alleged sexual contact between teacher and student
- school not liable for teacher's off campus sexual assault of student where it did not know, nor reasonably should have known, of the risk posed by teacher
- school not liable for teacher’s off-campus sexual assault of student where it did not know, nor reasonably should have known, of the risk posed by teacher
- school district was not liable for claim of negligent supervision where school district had no reason to know that teacher constituted a risk or danger to students
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Judges: Morgan
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