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MoJo wrote:

Jumping Frog wrote:

tomservo92 wrote:My instructor mentioned he'd been sued several times. So what would not be considered "normal circumstances"?

If the instructor displayed gross negligence, didn't cover the required material, class length did not meet the required number of hours, fraudulent range testing, stuff like that. Then they could lose their immunity.

No, if DPS proves the above allegations the instructor can lose his/her certification.

Well, yeah, that too. But the question was specifically asked about being sued -- civil liability.

Those actions can also have potential criminal consequences, obviously.

tomservo92 wrote:My instructor mentioned he'd been sued several times. So what would not be considered "normal circumstances"?

If the instructor displayed gross negligence, didn't cover the required material, class length did not meet the required number of hours, fraudulent range testing, stuff like that. Then they could lose their immunity.

The law was changed so that instructors report the range & class performance to DPS as pass/fail instead of a score for exactly that reason. Simply seems prudent to continue that policy in my personal affairs.

As far as instructor liability, they have immunity under normal circumstances.