Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 16, § 834 (2026)

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(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 834)
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Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2024 · leading case: Tracy Stopford, Individually, & as Adm'r of the Est. of Jordan Preavy & Sean Preavy v. Milton Town Sch. Dist. & Milton Town Sch. Bd., 202 A.3d 973 (Vt. 2018).
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Tracy Stopford, Individually, & as Adm'r of the Est. of Jordan Preavy & Sean Preavy v. Milton Town Sch. Dist. & Milton Town Sch. Bd., 202 A.3d 973 (Vt. 2018). · cites it 3× “While courts have found that a special relationship between the parties dictates the application of a heightened duty of care, under Vermont law there is no special relationship between a school district and its student population. Indeed, under statutes and our case law,…”
Edson v. Barre Supervisory Union 61, 2007 VT 62 (Vt. 2007). · cites it 5× “16 V.S.A. § 834. To date, we have not had opportunity to construe the limits of this statutory duty, and thus we look to the common law, to the extent that it is consistent with the statutory language, to determine the scope of the legal duty at issue here.”
Edson v. Barre Supervisory Union 61, 2007 VT 62 (Vt. 2007). · cites it 5× “16 V.S.A. § 834. To date, we have not had opportunity to construe the limits of this statutory duty, and thus we look to the common law, to the extent that it is consistent with the statutory language, to determine the scope of the legal duty at issue here.”
Reilly v. Sw. Vermont Supervisory Union (Vt. Super. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “While conceding that school municipalities have a duty to protect students from intentional torts such as assault and battery under 16 V.S.A. § 834(a), they argue that there is no duty owed to parents or students to reasonably implement an effective behavior plan.”
Knelman v. Middlebury Coll., 898 F. Supp. 2d 697 (2012). “2d 200, 203-04 (quoting 16 V.S.A. § 834). In turn, it has noted that, “[u]nder our common law, ‘ordinary care’ requires individuals to act as a reasonably prudent person would under the circumstances.”
ortiz v. derby Sch. Dist. (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). “16 V.S.A. § 834. The Vermont Supreme Court has held that this statue does create liability for a school district where the district does not have sufficient knowledge or notice to bring the incident in question within the realm of the foreseeable.”
Hornbostel v. S. Burlington Sch. Dist. (Vt. Super. Ct. 2004). “” 16 V.S.A. § 834. The district then argues that the presence of snowbanks did not breach this duty, because they pose no unreasonable risk and any risk from them is open and obvious.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 16, § 834(a) — 4 cases
Tracy Stopford, Individually, & as Adm'r of the Est. of Jordan Preavy & Sean Preavy v. Milton Town Sch. Dist. & Milton Town Sch. Bd., 202 A.3d 973 (Vt. 2018). “While courts have found that a special relationship between the parties dictates the application of a heightened duty of care, under Vermont law there is no special relationship between a school district and its student population. Indeed, under statutes and our case law,…”
Edson v. Barre Supervisory Union 61, 2007 VT 62 (Vt. 2007). “16 V.S.A. § 834. To date, we have not had opportunity to construe the limits of this statutory duty, and thus we look to the common law, to the extent that it is consistent with the statutory language, to determine the scope of the legal duty at issue here.”
Edson v. Barre Supervisory Union 61, 2007 VT 62 (Vt. 2007). “16 V.S.A. § 834. To date, we have not had opportunity to construe the limits of this statutory duty, and thus we look to the common law, to the extent that it is consistent with the statutory language, to determine the scope of the legal duty at issue here.”
Reilly v. Sw. Vermont Supervisory Union (Vt. Super. Ct. 2016). “While conceding that school municipalities have a duty to protect students from intentional torts such as assault and battery under 16 V.S.A. § 834(a), they argue that there is no duty owed to parents or students to reasonably implement an effective behavior plan.”
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