near Asheville, NC, from my cousin, who wrote the first paragraph:

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4. Its clear, from what my cousin says, that 'they' are not doing what must be done,

and in my opinion they have an obligation to protect their students.

The term in loco parentis, Latin for "in the place of a parent""[1] refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the functions and responsibilities of a parent. Originally derived from English common law, it is applied in two separate areas of the law.

First, it allows institutions such as colleges and schools to act in the best interests of the students as they see fit, although not allowing what would be considered violations of the students' civil liberties.[1]


Its reasonable for an individual teacher to pass it along, but 'along' had damn well better do something.