Tag: Alabama

Safety Law News for December 18, 2023

— In Tennessee, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the liability of  a school district under Title IX for its deliberate indifference to threats made against a student and her family after she reported student-on-student threats and harassment.  The…

Safety Law News for November 16, 2023

— In New York, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division ruled that schools can be liable when they fail to provide “an appropriate level of supervision.”  This ruling reversed the lower court that dismissed the lawsuit of a student…

Safety Law News for September 29, 2023

— In New York, the Supreme Court Appellate Division, affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a student who claimed that he “was assaulted, harassed, and subjected to bullying by other students during an incident that occurred while (he)…

Safety Law News for August 18, 2020

— In Colorado, the United States District Court held that the authority of school officials to discipline student speech under Tinker v. Des Moines Schools (393 U.S. 503 (1969)), applied to the off-campus speech of student who posted a picture…

Safety Law News for February 14, 2020

• In Missouri, officials in the Portageville School District are once again teaching students the drug abuse resistance education program known as DARE.  The program is being brought back because officials believe “it builds a bridge between the police and…

Safety Law News for August 9, 2019

• In Kentucky, the Jefferson County Public School Board canceled its school resource officer program by declining by approve contracts with its local law enforcement agencies. The decision will result in the school district having just nine sworn law enforcement officers…

Safety Law News for June 17, 2019

• In Oregon, schools are battling a growing trend of teens using vapor-based tobacco products, or “vaping” on campuses.  Vaping has become so commonplace among teens; Oregon students and teachers say it happens on campuses and right in the classroom.…

Safety Law News for May 2, 2019

• In California, the California Court of Appeal ruled that school officials may search the cell phone of a student when they have a reasonable belief that school rules have been violated.  The court affirmed the trial court ruling that…

Safety Law News August 9, 2018

In Ohio, officials in the Lima City Schools announced Wednesday the implementation of a K-9 program during the upcoming school year.  The dogs will be used to find narcotics and gunpowder in the schools and they’ll also act as therapy…