The Devon administration is also at fault here. Evidence shows that the administrations knew that the boys were jumping out of the tree and proceeded to doing nothing to prevent further occurrences of students jumping. The boys not only jumped out of the tree but on several occasions they skipped meals. “Mr. Prud’homme must have known… if he stopped to think, that jumping out of the tree was even more forbidden than missing a meal.” (22). It is no wonder that a student was hurt, in fact it is amazing that more students weren’t injured by the pattern of neglect the administration exhibited. The school leadership needs to be punished, not only in the name of justice but also to salvage some of the schools formally impeccable reputation.
Finally, the doctor should be held accountable. He has failed to provide a standard level of care. Some may argue that he did the best to try and save an already severally fragile