— 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…
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Safety Law News for October 30, 2020
— In Illinois, the Elgin City Council approved a resolution to continue funding the Elgin Area School District U-46 school resource officer program. The $1.1 million agreement, the cost of which is split by the school district and the city,…
Safety Law News for October 23, 2020
— In Georgia, the Court of Appeals of Georgia reversed the adjudication of a student for simple assault. The student was defying the authority of an administrator and said to the school resource officer, “F__, no. I ain’t going nowhere…
Safety Law News for October 13th, 2020
— In West Virginia, the Brooke County Board of Education is going its own way with school safety. It is moving forward with hiring school resource officers, without an agreement with the Brooke County Commission. The SROs would be considered…
Safety Law News for September 29, 2020
In Massachusetts, the United States District Court upheld the right of school officials to discipline a group of students for bullying a classmate on the SnapChat Internet application. The court held that “one of the legal responsibilities of a school…
Safety Law News for April 3, 2020
• In Ohio, the Court of Appeals of Ohio held that school officials in the Madison Local School District did not have the authority to arm employees with firearms based on a policy that requires only “24 hours of active…
Safety Law News for February 4, 2020
• In Kentucky, the Daviess County Public Schools have filed a lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs. The school district claims that large numbers of students across the county became addicted to nicotine because of a coordinated effort by Juul…
Safety Law News for January 10, 2020
• In Ohio, the Wooster City School District is collaborating with the Wooster Police Department to place its officers on district school buses. The goal of the new policy is to provide personal, positive interactions with students and enhance the…
Safety Law News for October 1st, 2019
• In Ohio, the United States District Court held that classroom video of a student without prior parental consent does not implicate the right to privacy under the Fourth Amendment. The court reasoned that a student’s reasonable expectation of privacy…
Safety Law News for May 8th, 2019
• In Vermont, the Supreme Court ruled that educators were not liable after a student committed suicide as a result of being assaulted by his teammates on the school football team. The court held that schools owe students a duty…