Tag: Virginia

Safety Law News For February 23, 2022

— In New York, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, affirmed a lawsuit brought by a student who alleged that the school failed to notify law enforcement and other appropriate local agencies of sexual abuse by a teacher.  …

Safety Law News for January 19, 2022

— In California, the United States District Court held that the repeated handcuffing of a special education student by educators and police for “acting up” did not merit qualified immunity.  The court ruled that immunity, “does not apply to officers…

Safety Law News for January 12, 2022

— In California, the California Court of Appeal held that a school had a duty to protect a middle school student from sexual abuse by its music instructor even without actual knowledge of prior abuse or propensity.  The court reversed…

Safety Law News for December 9, 2021

— In California, the Court of Appeal of California affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit for failing to protect a middle school student from sexual abuse by a teacher and for breach of the mandatory duty to report suspected abuse…

Safety Law News for November 17, 2021

— In Virginia, the United States Court of Appeals upheld the conviction on multiple counts of an adult who was arrested on school grounds by a school resource officer.  A school administrator reported that “a sleeping or unconscious unidentified man…

Safety Law News for November 12, 2021

— In California, the United States District Court ruled that a school resource officer is not necessarily obligated to “follow all requests or directions by (a school administrator).”  The court dismissed a case involving a student who was brought to…

Safety Law News for November 5, 2021

— In California, the California Court of Appeal held that a school was not liable for the death by suicide of a high school student.  The parents argued that liability should be the direct result of persistent bullying by fellow…

Safety Law News for July 2, 2021

— In Texas, the United States Court of Appeals ruled that a school resource officer was not liable for tasing a special education student who was trying to leave the school after engaging in disruptive behavior.  The Court held that…

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 May 10, 2021

— In Wisconsin, the United States District Court upheld the dress code of two schools that disciplined students for wearing shirts bearing images of guns while attending school.  One shirt bore the image of a revolver with the words, “Smith…