In Ohio, the United States District Court upheld the policy of a school district to interrupt speakers at school board meetings that were “personally directed,” “antagonistic” or “abusive.” The court ruled that school board meetings were a limited public forum…
Tag: Indiana
Safety Law News for July 21, 2020
— In Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals ruled that educators violated the First Amendment rights of a student who after failing to make the school’s varsity cheerleading team, posted on the Internet the comment, “Fuck school fuck softball…
Safety Law News for June 1st, 2020
— In Florida, the District Court of Appeal of Florida held that parents of a student killed in the campus shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School could not sue the shooter’s mental health provider for negligence. The court ruled…
Safety Law News for May 15, 2020
— In Texas, the United States District Court ruled that school officials were not immune from an assault claim bought by parents of a student who went to school in a haircut with a scalp design, which educators filled in…
Safety Law News for May 5, 2020
• In Indiana, the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation has proposed a referendum to improve school safety and increase counseling services for children. The referendum would open up $3.33 million per year to make schools safer. A new Indiana…
Safety Law News for February 28, 2020
• In Connecticut, the Supreme Court of Connecticut upheld a liability verdict against educators for the failure to properly supervise students. An elementary school student was assaulted by other students while they were on the playground during the lunchtime recess. …
Safety Law News for February 10, 2020
• In New York, the Lockport City School District is installing facial recognition technology to monitor who’s on the campuses of its schools. Lockport school officials believe that, “if the technology had been in place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High…
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 for April 16, 2019
• In Tennessee, the U.S. District Court held that a school district can be liable for failing to protect students from danger when officials fail to intervene to eliminate a dangerous condition. The court reasoned that the crash of a…
Safety Law News for October 24 2018
In Virginia, the Fauquier County School Board voted unanimously to allow school security officers to carry guns. Virginia law allows school boards to hire armed civilian security guards as long as they are retired law-enforcement officers or have at least…