In Indiana, the United States District Court granted the motion to dismiss a lawsuit bought by parents whose special needs child who was sexually assaulted by another student in a school bathroom. The victim, whose “cognitive ability and social skills…
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Safety Law News for September 8, 2023
— In Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, ruled that a teacher was entitled to an award of ongoing total disability benefits for an injury suffered in the classroom. The school district was challenging the decision by the Workers’ Compensation…
Safety Law News for August 31, 2023
— In Texas, the United States Court of Appeals, affirmed the ruling of the lower court granting summary judgment to the officer and the school district in a lawsuit where parents alleged that the officials intentionally discriminated against their child…
Safety Law News for August 29, 2023
— In Pennsylvania, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a lawsuit against a municipality and an SRO for violating the Fourth Amendment rights of a student. The student was injured when the SRO deployed a taser to prevent…
Safety Law News for August 25, 2023
— In Massachusetts, the United States District Court held that a principal, vice principal, and security officer were entitled to qualified immunity from liability from a student’s claims asserting the Equal Protection Clause and Due Process Clause. The parents argued…
Safety Law News for August 21, 2013
— In New York, the Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a case brought by parents of a student upon whom a teacher fell and injured. The injury occurred when the teacher “started sending the children back to their seats,…
Safety Law News for August 14, 2023
— In Kentucky, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a trial court erred in granting a directed verdict in favor of a school teacher who chained a student to a tree to keep him from skipping class. Specifically, the…
Safety Law News for August 11, 2023
— In Ohio, the United States District Court held that “First Amendment protection does not extend to complaints made in the context of a sports program when the complaints are related to coaching decisions, coaching methods, coaching style, or playing…
Safety Law News for August 7, 2023
— In Ohio, the United States District Court ruled that parents were not entitled to a preliminary injunction prohibiting a school from enforcing its policy against discriminatory harassment or bullying based on the personal characteristics of other students. The parents…
Safety Law News for August 4, 2023
— In California, the United States Court of Appeals held that police did not violate the Fourth Amendment by detaining briefly parents of a student while investigating allegations that their son planned a shooting at his school that day. The…