— In Alabama, the United States District Court dismissed a case brought by a parent who accused school officials of being deliberately indifferent to sexual harassment and assault which their child was experiencing at school. The case arose out of…
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Safety Law News for March 28, 2025
— In Illinois, the Appellate Court of Illinois affirmed the conviction of a parent for criminal trespass for “profanity towards staff and threats towards staff that violated school board policy.” The superintendent informed the parent – by mail, by email,…
Safety Law News for March 13, 2025
— In Georgia, the Court of Appeals of Georgia reversed the dismissal of a case involving an injury to a student, disagreeing that school officials were entitled to official immunity. The victim, “was stabbed multiple times by a classmate at…
Safety Law News for February 28, 2025
— In New York, the New York Supreme Court reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents who claimed that educators “failed to prevent sexual abuse perpetrated by a teacher.” The teacher in question, “was on ‘probationary’ status” during…
Safety Law News for February 21, 2025
— In California, the California Court of Appeal affirmed the dismissal of a claim asserted by a student who was injured when a teacher fell on the student while breaking up a fight in which the student was involved. The…
Safety Law News for February 18, 2025
— In California, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that school officials violated a high school student’s procedural due process rights by extending his suspension without informing him of new misconduct. The case involved a “lunchtime fight,” after which “(a)ll…
Safety Law News for February 13, 2025
— In Arkansas, the Court of Appeals of Arkansas, upheld the delinquency adjudication of a student, who twice spoke the words to school officials, “this school needs to blow up.” The student argued on appeal that the words were not…
Safety Law News for February 6, 2025
— In Michigan, the United States District Court held that the suspension and expulsion of a high school student did not violate his First Amendment rights. The case centers around a statement the student made at school regarding a recent…
Safety Law News for January 27, 2025
— In Illinois, the Appellate Court of Illinois reversed the lower court, upholding the right of a school board to expel a student for one year after school officials discovered a pellet gun in his backpack. The student challenged the…
Safety Law News for December 13, 2024
— In New York, the United States Court of Appeals held that the State of New York could sue the Niagara Wheatfield Central School District for failing to “address repeated complaints of student-on-student sexual assault, sexual harassment, and gender-based violence…