Tag: California

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 December 13, 2023

— In California, the California Court of Appeal reversed the lower court in an important case involving the sexual abuse of a student by school employees.  The lower court dismissed the case, ruling that the school district was not liable…

Safety Law News for December 11, 2023

— In Illinois, the Appellate Court of Illinois affirmed the ruling of the lower court denying the attempt of a person to obtain his release from detention because of his speech on a high school campus.  The person, “went to…

Safety Law News for October 27, 2023

— In California, the California Court of Appeal denied immunity to a school district for injuries to a student who made her way to school by other means when the school bus “had not arrived for 40 minutes after the…

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…

Safety Law News for May 12, 2023

–  In California, the California Court of Appeal reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a student who was shot in the head by a gun brought to his seventh grade science class by a fellow student.  The lawsuit…

Safety Law News for February 4, 2022

—  In Indiana, the Court of Appeals of Indiana reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents of a elementary school child who was mistakenly told to walk home from school rather than ride the school bus…

Safety Law News for January 28, 2022

–  In Wisconsin, the United States Court of Appeals rejected the lawsuit of a parent who claimed that the school policy of conducting a canine drug search of the parking lot, where one of his daughters parked his car violated…

Safety Law News for January 19, 2022

— In California, the United States District Court held that the repeated handcuffing of a special education student by educators and police for “acting up” did not merit qualified immunity.  The court ruled that immunity, “does not apply to officers…