Tag: New York

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 October 13, 2023

— In New Jersey, the United States District Court, dismissed a lawsuit filed by a student who refused to comply with the Bag Policy.  The Bag Policy, in pertinent part states, “All students are permitted to carry clear book bags…

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 March 4, 2022

— In New York, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a student who alleged that the school failed to notify law enforcement and other appropriate local agencies of sexual abuse by a…

Safety Law News For February 23, 2022

— In New York, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, affirmed a lawsuit brought by a student who alleged that the school failed to notify law enforcement and other appropriate local agencies of sexual abuse by a teacher.  …

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 7th, 2022

— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division held that a trial court improperly dismissed the case of a student who was injured in a physical education class during which he was blindsided by a much larger student while…

Safety Law News for January 3, 2022

— In Maryland, the United States District Court, refused to dismiss a case brought by parents of students who were assaulted in the school’s locker room as a part of a hazing ritual known as “brooming.”  The court ruled that…

Safety Law News for December 14, 2021

— In Texas, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents whose special needs child was seized by the neck, thrown to the floor, and held in a choke hold by a teacher. …

Safety Law News for November 9, 2021

— In California, the California Court of Appeal upheld the search of a student by a school administrator in which a knife was found.  The student was brought to the administrator after teachers reported that he “was possibly under the…