There is no greater obligation on school officials than to protect the children in their care from foreseeable dangers, whether those dangers result from careless acts or wrongdoing intentions of others. Although the primary mission of an educational committee is to educate, its first imperative must be to do no harm to the children entrusted to its care. A school board must take reasonable steps to ensure that teachers and administrators who serve as surrogate parents during the day educate, do not endanger, and protect, not exploit, vulnerable children (Frugis v. Bracigliano, 2003). This decision makes it clear that the most important thing for a school to do is to protect students. It also states that the school board, whose role is to oversee schools, must ensure that school staff protect those children. This case highlights that long-term abuse can occur in schools if there are no clear policies or, if there are, if there is no one to ensure that those policies are respected.