Linda Collins was employed as a substitute teacher for Walnut Grove High School in a mid-size industrial city. She generally substitutes fifteen to twenty days per month at various schools in the district. On the day she substituted in a shop class, one student was sexually assaulted by another student behind a portable chalkboard. Parents of the assaulted child filed a suit against the school district.
1. Is a substitute teacher held to the same standard as a regular teacher? Why or why not?
2. Does sexual assault of a student by another automatically result in liability? Why or why not?
3. What factors would determine whether liability claims are valid?
4. How would the court likely view this case, based on the factors you identified in question 3?
5. Defend your response regarding the court's position in this case.
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