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A high school drama teacher was directing a frontier-era play and decided to use live shells in the shotguns with the powder, wadding, and the shot removed.  During the show when the shotguns were fired, a student was hit by wadding and was injured.  The students had removed the shot, but had stuffed newspaper in the shell.  The teacher had not inspected the shells or guns before the play.  The parents of the injured student sued.  The teacher claimed that the students were old enough to follow her instructions to remove all dangerous materials

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In this case I would rule in favor of the Plaintiff the parents of the injured student The key issue here is the duty of care and responsibility of th... View the full answer