Practice question
A sixteen-year-old causes damage while under teachers’ supervision during an authorized excursion. The school argues that off-campus location alone defeats Articles 218-219. Which is correct?
- Every excursion eliminates school custody
- Only the bus driver can ever be responsible
- School liability is impossible on weekends
- Off-campus location alone does not defeat the authorized-activity rule; the actual elements and defenses must be assessed
- Parents are invariably the only primarily liable persons
Legal references
- Family Code, Articles 218-219: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html
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