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…
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Safety Law News for January 15th, 2021
— In Pennsylvania, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, affirmed the adjudicated delinquency of a student for aggravated assault of a teaching staff member. 18 Pa.C.S. § 2705(a)(5). The law protects teachers from students who, “attempt to cause or intentionally or…
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,…
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 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 11, 2020
• In New Mexico, the Court of Appeals held that a school district and a school resource officer did not violate the rights of special needs student who was handcuffed after refusing to do his classwork, taking off his shoes…
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 March 16, 2020
• In Pennsylvania, the United States District Court, refused to dismiss a case brought by parents of a student who was sexually assaulted by a teacher. The parent suit alleges that the failure to report child abuse, the failure to…
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 October 7, 2019
• In Maine, a new study by the University of Southern Maine examines the role of school resource officers in Maine and concludes that policing alone does not reduce violence or necessarily improve school safety. More specifically, the report finds…