School science laboratories are active sites of learning, but they may also be areas of potential danger from fire, explosives, caustic chemicals, poisons, noxious fumes, and projectiles. Students will inevitably be exposed to potentially dangerous situations. For that reason, science teachers are charged with the responsibility of establishing a safe environment in which students shall have relevant, practical science experiences. The courts have held that a teacher is liable for damages only if it can be proved that a teacher has failed to take "reasonable care" or has acted in an illegal manner.1 It is therefore
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