Tag: North Carolina

Safety Law News for September 26, 2023

— In Illinois, the United States District Court dismissed a case brought by parents of a middle school student who was searched by the school principal in the presence of police officers and “found no contraband.”  School employees reported seeing…

Safety Law News for January 24, 2022

— In Oklahoma, the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma ruled that a school was not immune from claims by a student victim of bullying at school.  The student’s lawsuit claimed that negligence by district employees in the daily execution…

Safety Law News for July 2, 2021

— In Texas, the United States Court of Appeals ruled that a school resource officer was not liable for tasing a special education student who was trying to leave the school after engaging in disruptive behavior.  The Court held that…

Safety Law News for June 7, 2021

— In Wisconsin, the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin ruled that the “reasonableness, under all the circumstances” standard set forth in New Jersey v. T.L.O., (469 U.S. 325 (1985)), applies to the search of a non-student’s vehicle located on school…

Safety Law News for May 28, 2021

In North Carolina, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina ruled that a 13-year-old student was in custody and therefore entitled to Miranda warnings prior to being interrogated by a school principal accompanied by a school resource officer who remained…

Safety Law News for April 23, 2021

— In North Carolina, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina ruled that a student is entitled to Miranda warnings prior to being interrogated by his school principal when the school resource officer (SRO) is present but does not ask…

Safety Law News for March 26, 2021

— In Missouri, the Missouri Court of Appeals refused to grant immunity to school teachers and nurses in a lawsuit brought by parents of a special needs child who died as a result of obstruction of her tracheostomy.  The court…

Safety Law News for March 8, 2021

— In North Carolina, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina ruled that the use of profanity, by a parent whose car was being searched by police officers, was insufficient to support a conviction of disorderly conduct on school property…

Safety Law News for September 17th, 2020

In North Carolina, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a case brought by an injured student against school officials who knew that older students were abusing younger students, but nevertheless allowed them to interact on a regular basis. …

Safety Law News for August 28th, 2020

— In Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals ruled that school officials violated the rights of a student who was suspended from the cheerleading team for violating the personal conduct rules for cheerleaders.  The court ruled that the student,…