In Payne v. N.C. Dept. of Human Resources, 95 N.C. App. 309, 313, 382 S.E.2d 449, 451 (1989), where the plaintiff was a deaf child who had injured himself while at school, this Court elaborated on the duty owed by teachers to students: It is true that the amount of care due a student increases with the student's immaturity, inexperience, and relevant physical limitations. The standard, however, remains that of the exercise of ordinary prudence given the particular circumstances of the situation. Plaintiff's characteristics are relevant, along with the other conditions present in the situation, in determining whether defendant teacher exercised ordinary prudence in that situation. Payne, 95 N.C. App. at 314, 382 S.E.2d at 452.