A school safety expert presents a systematic process to guide attorneys when assessing student injury liability as the result of negligent supervision. The district was vicariously liable for the teacher's acts and directly liable for its own negligence.School District Liability for Negligence. Just as in intentional injuries, cases involving negligence often turn on whether or not the injury was foreseeable. The rules we follow are in the California Tort Claims Act. In general, the steps you must take to file a claim are: 1. ✓ Unintentional torts: negligence and strict liability. ✓ Unintentional torts: negligence and strict liability. The specific rules for suing a public school are found in the "California Tort Claims Act. School districts might be liable if something an administrator or teacher said was the source of how the bullying began.