24 The Queens Courier • september 29, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com WOMEN IN POLITICS Lecture and Discussion Will this 2016 U.S. Presidential election produce just another crack in the ceiling, or finally break the barrier and elect our first woman President? Long-time Douglaston resident Ann Jawin, Founder and Chair of the voluntary, non-profit Center for the Women of New York, will discuss this issue. Ann will draw upon her personal association with former presidential candidate Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm and vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro, and her contact with former U .S. Secretary of State and current Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. She will also discuss her own experience as an attendee to the 1995 U .N. Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, China. Please join us for an afternoon of enlightening discussion with a remarkable speaker. Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited; first-come, first-served. Saturday, October 1 3 pm Douglaston/Little Neck 249-01 Northern Boulevard 718-225-8414 Train: LIRR Bus: Q12, N20/21 Legally Speaking By: Scott Baron, Attorney at Law BUS BLUES Q: In a series of interactions, a bus monitor employed by the school district has physically and mentally abused my child, and she has failed to give him the supervision he needs. I think I can show this from the surveillance video recording. What is the law here? A: Schools have a duty adequately to supervise the students in their care, and may be held liable for foreseeable injuries proximately related to the absence of adequate supervision. The standard for determining whether the school has breached its duty is to compare the school’s supervision and protection to that of a parent of ordinary prudence placed in the same situation and armed with the same information. To the extent that you are talking about the monitor’s intentional acts, you generally must demonstrate that the school knew or should have known of the monitor’s propensity to engage in such conduct, such that the monitor’s acts could be anticipated or were foreseeable. One way to do this is to show that the school district had received prior complaints of the monitor’s misbehavior. For assault, there must be proof of physical conduct placing your child in imminent apprehension of harmful contact. For battery, there must be proof of intentional bodily contact that is offensive in nature. To the extent that you are talking about the monitor’s negligence, generally, where a monitor is acting within the scope of her employment, your claim against the school district proceeds under a theory of respondeat superior – vicarious liability. If she was acting outside the scope of her employment, your claim against the district is for negligence in supervising and training the monitor. Advertorial The law responds to changed conditions; exceptions and variations abound. Here, the information is general; always seek out competent counsel. This article shall not be construed as legal advice. Copyright © 2014 Scott Baron & Associates, P.C. All rights reserved. 159-49 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, New York 11414 • 718-738-9800 1750 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710 • 914-337-9800 1-866-927-4878 1991-8/16 Admission is free. www.queenslibrary.org This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Douglaston/Little Neck Community Library in conjunction with the Center for the Women of New York, Inc.. Queens Library is an independent, not-for-profit corporation and is not affiliated with any other library system.
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