If the institution was involved in making the transportation arrangements, however, there could be institutional liability. For example, in Foster v. Board of Trustees of Butler Community College , the college was found liable for the injuries of a basketball recruit. At the request of the basketball coach, a student had gone to pick up a recruit at the airport. The student was killed and the recruit injured when the student driver ran a red light and hit a truck. In the third hypothetical, the issue of whether the student is an agent is complex.
Student teaching is likely a state licensing requirement but also a degree requirement.
Thus, the student's off-campus actions are part of the degree program and are arguably subject to the institution's control. However, the student is likely supervised at the teaching site by employees of the teaching site. Thus, any negligence in the supervision of the student also may be attributable to the teaching site. Institutional liability may then turn on whether the student was negligent or was negligently supervised. Thus, well-drafted policies regarding student conduct in these programs are essential.