Student athletes in college and high school athletic programs may suffer from physical, mental, or emotional injuries at some point during their time as athletes. Let’s look at whether schools have an institutional duty of care to protect student athletes from these potential injuries.

I. School Responsibility for Student-on-Student Misconduct 

In 2011, Kyle Cameron was a freshman member of the University of Toledo football team. One day, after the team’s official practice had ended, the...