Duty of Care
You send your child to school. They should be safe
Under Maryland law, schools stand in loco parentis to their students and have a special duty to protect students from harm.
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State legislatures, education accreditation entities and national associations that set ethical standards and standards of care for schools, school counselors and educators have recognized that this special duty includes recognizing, assessing and addressing significant mental health warning signs and risks of self harm and suicide and engaging in effective, prompt youth suicide prevention. These legislative enactments, association pronouncements and accreditation standards set a governing standard of care for all Maryland schools in protecting students from harm by addressing student mental health warning signs, emotional distress and risks of self-harm and suicide.
