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A state-run Establishment of Arts and Trades maintains a metalworking shop for apprentices. The class is supervised by a Teacher who also serves as foreman. The Head of Establishments oversees policy and safety standards. During a session, the Teacher briefly leaves the shop to fetch replacement safety gear, leaving several apprentices unsupervised. Apprentice Z, under supervision but not directly instructed at that moment, operates a hydraulic drop-hammer that malfunctions due to a missing interlock, causing a fragment of heated metal to injure a bystander B standing near the entrance. In a concise essay, answer: (a) Identify the governing doctrine governing civil liability of a school and its employees for damages caused by pupils or apprentices under supervision in an Establishment of Arts and Trades. (b) Distinguish the school’s vicarious liability from the supervising Teacher’s personal liability, explaining the scope-of-authority test and when each may attach. (c) Apply to the facts: who is liable, to what extent, and what defenses, if any, are available.