— In South Carolina, the United States District Court ruled that the “Disturbing Schools” statute was unconstitutionally vague as applied to elementary and secondary school students in the state. The provisions of the law criminalized, in part, a person who…
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Safety Law News for October 12, 2021
— In California, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by parents of a student whose suicide attempt was in response to school bullying. The court ruled that the bullying incidents involved “a duty to (the…
Safety Law News for October 6, 2021
— In California, the United States District Court upheld the detention and seizure of a teacher after the teacher admitted he had the gun in his classroom. The court stated that the California Gun-Free School Zone Act makes it a…
Safety Law News for October 1, 2021
— In Oregon, the United States District Court, ruled that the use of a taser by school resource officers was an excessive use of force. The student, enrolled in a college preparatory charter school, was discovered in a vacant building…
Safety Law News for September 27, 2021
— In Illinois, the Appellate Court of Illinois affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents of a student who was injured while operating a machine in the high school’s technology lab. School officials were immune civil liability based…
Safety Law News for September 21, 2021
— In Maryland, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland affirmed the dismissal of a negligence action brought by parents against teachers and administrators at their daughter’s middle school for injuries she received from fellow students. The court found that…
Safety Law News for September 17, 2021
— In Kansas, the United States District Court ruled that school officials were not immune from a lawsuit brought by a student who was assaulted on campus by a fellow student. The court viewed the case as one where the…
Safety Law News for September 14, 2021
— In Maryland, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland upheld the search of a student’s backpack, upholding his conviction for conspiracy to commit robbery and for wearing and carrying a handgun. The search occurred when a school resource officer…
Safety Law News for September 7, 2021
— In Pennsylvania, the United States District Court upheld the authority of school officials to discipline a student whose off-campus posts on the Internet threatened to “show up at practice to beat yo ass bitch,” to “grab a fucking bottle…
Safety Law News for September 3, 2021
— In California, the California Court of Appeal, upheld the decision by the juvenile court to sustain a wardship petition against a high school student for making a criminal threat on campus in violation of state law. The statements included,…