Florida 4th Rules on Possible Intentional Tort

The Fourth District of the Florida Court of Appeals ruled that a school's failure to warn teacher of a known dangerous student could constitute intentional tort. In Patrick v. Palm Beach County Sch. Bd., No. 4D05-1244, 03/29/2006, Stacy Patrick, a teacher for the Palm Beach County School District, was injured by a student with "a propensity for violence." This student had previously been in a unit for severely emotionally disabled children, he was diagnosed with multiple personality disorder, had previous incidents of violence with other teachers, and had slammed his mother's head against t...