Iowa's High Court Holds Counselors Liable
A high school counselor can be sued for dispensing academic advice that has an adverse effect on a student, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled last week in a decision that a dissenting judge warned could put a damper on academic counseling.
The court ruled 5-2 that Larry Bowen, a former guidance counselor at Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids, could be held liable for advising then-senior Bruce E. Sain in 1995 to enroll in a course called "Technical Communications."
Mr. Sain, who completed the course, later won a full scholarship to play basketball for Northern Illinois...
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