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20 USC 7946 - Limitation on liability for teachers
USC most recently checked for updates: Oct 16, 2019
All TitlesTitle 20Chapter 70Subchapter VIIIPart FSubpart 3
§ 7945. Preemption and election of State nonapplicability
§ 7947. Allocation of responsibility for noneconomic loss
§ 7946.
Limitation on liability for teachers
Liability protection for teachers
Exceptions to teacher liability protection
A State law that makes a limitation of liability inapplicable if the civil action was brought by an officer of a State or local government pursuant to State or local law.
Limitation on punitive damages based on the actions of teachers
Punitive damages may not be awarded against a teacher in an action brought for harm based on the act or omission of a teacher acting within the scope of the teacher’s employment or responsibilities to a school or governmental entity unless the claimant establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the harm was proximately caused by an act or omission of such teacher that constitutes willful or criminal misconduct, or a conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed.
Exceptions to limitations on liability
Concerning responsibility of teachers to schools and governmental entities
Concerning corporal punishment
(Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8556, formerly title II, § 2366, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1668; renumbered title IX, § 9546, renumbered title VIII, § 8556, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title II, § 2001(a)(1), (3)(A), (B), (D), title VIII, § 8001(a)(7), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1913, 2088, 2089.)
cite as: 20 USC 7946