The law of the State of New York provides that every university must have working sprinkler systems in every classroom. The purpose of the law is to protect persons from fire and limit fire damage. One day, when a class was being conducted in Room 455 at Binghamton University, the ceiling collapsed from a structural defect and injured every student and the professor. Room 455 did not have a sprinkler system. The injured students and professor have a negligence per se claim against Binghamton University because ________.