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Many other cases have since followed this pronouncement
of law, and have extended it to different situations. For
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example, in Myton v Wood and others (1980) the principle
was mirrored when the judge said:
“The duty of a local education authority in the provision of
transport for children attending schools … is to take such
care as a reasonably careful father would take for his own
children.”
A teacher as a trained professional is expected to be able to
uphold high standards of supervision, care and control when
dealing with groups. The standard of care to be exercised in
a particular situation has to be reasonable in the light of that
teacher’s knowledge, experience and training.
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