Originally Posted by JonLaw
In school, you generally have no right to defend yourself. If you defend yourself in a fight, you will be normally be given a punishment because you were fighting.

True, but this is changing.

If the school does not let you defend yourself, then they assume responsibility. This means they must defend you. This leaves the civil liability on them in a big way.

Sooner or later a case will pierce the official immunity many school officials hide behind and then they will be personally liable.