— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division denied the school’s motion for summary judgment in a case involving the sexual assault of a student by a fellow student. The court ruled that “schools have a duty to adequately…
Tag: Texas
Safety Law News for March 16, 2021
— In Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents whose special needs child was placed in handcuffs by a school resource officer. The court ruled that the parents needed…
Safety Law News for December 17, 2020
— In New Mexico, the Court of Appeals of New Mexico held that the statements of a student to an assistant principal about possessing a knife on school property were presumptively inadmissible in a delinquency proceeding. The statute, NMSA 1978,…
Safety Law News for September 14, 2020
In Texas, the United States District Court held that a special needs student who was injured on a school sponsored field trip could not bring a claim under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), § 504 of the Rehabilitation…
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 March 30, 2020
• In Texas, the Huffman ISD Board of Trustees approved the creation of the Huffman ISD Police Department, starting in the 2020-2021 school year. The Superintendent and the Board believe that creating a police department “will give us the opportunity…
Safety Law News for November 19, 2019
• In Texas, educators in McLennan County are installing devices that detect when students are vaping on campus. The devices, called Halo Smart Sensors, are in restrooms and other common areas. If the sensors go off, a notification is sent…
Safety Law News for November 14, 2019
• In Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a free speech suit filed by a cheerleader who was removed from her cheerleading squad due to her off-campus social media activity. The cheerleading…
Safety Law News for November 5, 2019
• In Missouri, the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the search of a student’s backpack by school officials. A firearm was found in his backpack during a routine search where all students are required to walk through a metal detector…
Safety Law News for September 17, 2019
• In South Carolina, a Department of Education report shows that 1,066 guns, knives and other weapons were confiscated in statewide school districts in the 2018-2019 school year. That total is less than the previous three years. State officials believe…