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Children And Comparative Fault: Determining The Burden Small Shoulders Should Bear, Leta Elizabeth Hodge
Children And Comparative Fault: Determining The Burden Small Shoulders Should Bear, Leta Elizabeth Hodge
Missouri Law Review
Missouri has long favored a system that treats assessment of a child's contributory fault as a fact issue. Although the system, referred to as the "modem trend," has undeniable advantages and provides protection for both children and the adults who negligently injure them, the system has drawbacks when applied to very young children. The negatives of the system should lead us to question whether society is adequately protecting its youngsters or demanding far too much of them.
Providing An Escape For Inner-City Children: Creating A Federal Remedy For Educational Ills Of Poor Urban Schools, Amy J. Schmitz
Providing An Escape For Inner-City Children: Creating A Federal Remedy For Educational Ills Of Poor Urban Schools, Amy J. Schmitz
Faculty Publications
Children in impoverished, urban areas attend dangerous and decrepit schools, where they receive low quality education which fails to prepare them for meaningful participation in the community. Many states, however, provide no legislative or judicial remedy for these children, who desperately need vocational and educational skills to enable them to escape from the deprivation of their urban landscape. Meanwhile, federal officials speak