— In California, the California Court of Appeal held that a school district had a duty to preserve video that captured events surrounding the sexual assault of high-school student. The student’s lawsuit alleged negligence, sexual harassment, and negligent infliction of…
Tag: school resource officer
Safety Law News for June 23, 2023
– In Florida, the District Court of Appeal of Florida, reversed the denial of a petition for a risk protection order requested by a school resource officer who stopped a student in possession of a firearm on school grounds. Inexplicably,…
Safety Law News for June 20, 2023
– In Missouri, the Missouri Court of Appeals applied immunity to dismiss a lawsuit against a school district brought by a former student who was sexually assaulted on school grounds by a classmate while attending the school. Applying state law,…
Safety Law News for May 30, 2023
– In New Jersey, the United States District Court dismissed the lawsuit of a student who, “continued to go to school without a clear backpack” in violation of school policy. In upholding the school policy, the court stated that the…
Safety Law News for May 9, 2023
– In Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed the trial court’s decision to allow a school district to remove an employee after he went public with criticism of how educators were falling down on their legal obligations to special…
Safety Law News for March 10, 2023
— In Iowa, the United States District Court dismissed a lawsuit against a police officer and a school district brought by a student who was taken down to the ground and briefly handcuffed after engaging in behavior that the officer…
Safety Law News for February 27, 2023
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, reversed and remanded for a new trial a case in which school officials used state and federal special education laws as a defense from liability. The student, “identified as a student…
Safety Law News for January 23, 2023
— In New Jersey, the Supreme Court of New Jersey refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a student who alleged that a teacher sexually assaulted him. The school officials argued for the dismissal of the case because of the…
Safety Law News for January 18, 2023
— In Rhode Island, the United States District Court granted the request of a student for additional discovery in her lawsuit against school officials and a police officer. The black female student’s claim arose out of a fight at school…
Safety Law News for December 2, 2022
— In Alabama, United States Court of Appeals ruled that a school resource officer was entitled to qualified immunity for restraining a student, resulting in the officer breaking the student’s arm. The special needs student, “entered a classroom, informed his…