Tag: Ohio

Safety Law News for January 16, 2024

— In Oklahoma, the United States District Court, held that the state policy of separating the use of male and female restrooms and changing areas in public schools based on a student’s biological sex did not violate the rights of…

Safety Law News For July 26, 2023

— In Ohio, the Ohio Court of Appeals ruled that the totality of the circumstances of a juvenile interrogation about a sexual assault supported a conclusion that juvenile was in police custody and thus Miranda warnings were necessary.  In reversing…

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 November 19, 2021

— In Ohio, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a liability lawsuit brought by parents whose child suffered from anxiety and panic attacks due to sexual harassment by fellow students.  The court upheld claims based on negligence, gross…

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…

Safety Law News for November 2, 2021

— In Ohio,  the Court of Appeals of Ohio, affirmed the lower court ruling that a school was not immune from liability for injuries to students when an experiment in science class caught fire and exploded.  The appellate court reasoned…

Safety Law News for June 28, 2021

— The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a school violated a student’s First Amendment rights when it suspended her from the cheerleading squad.  The school discipline was in response to the student’s use of profanity in a social media post,…

Safety Law News for February 1st, 2021

In Pennsylvania, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a case brought against school officials by parents of a special needs student who experienced a series of violent attacks by fellow students.  The parents asserted a race discrimination claim…

Safety Law News for January 25th, 2021

In Ohio, the United States Court of Appeals ruled that reckless conduct by an elementary school principal and assistant principal eliminated governmental immunity from claims by parents of a third-grade student who committed suicide after several violent incidents at school. …

Safety Law News for January 4th, 2021

— In Ohio, the United States Court of Appeals held that school officials were not entitled to governmental immunity from liability arising out of the death of an eight-year-old student, who took his own life after severe bullying at the…