— In New York, the New York Supreme Court ruled that school officials will be liable for injuries to students when the educators fail to follow their own safety rules. The court, in justifying its refusal to dismiss a lawsuit…
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Safety Law News for August 17, 2021
— In West Virginia, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, reinstated the lawsuit of a transgender student, who identifies as male, who alleged harassment and bullying by an administrator after entering the boys’ restroom. The court agreed that…
Safety Law News for August 10, 2021
— In Arizona, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that school officials were not liable for the death of a student at the hands of her fellow-student boyfriend during an off-campus dispute. The issue of whether the school owed the victim…
Safety Law News for August 6, 2021
— In Massachusetts, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts held that the statements of a student to a teacher that, “[the teacher] makes me so angry! I want to kill that bitch,” were intended to place the teacher, in fear and…
Safety Law News for August 3, 2021
— In Indiana, the United States District Court held that the strip search of a student by an administrator and nurse, prompted by a tip from two students, was unreasonable at its inception and in its scope. In refusing to…
Safety Law News for July 30, 2021
— In Ohio, the United States Court of Appeals ruled that city officials did not violate federal law when their negligence allowed a police officer impersonator to assault and falsely imprison students. The court held that claims based on the…
Safety Law News for July 28, 2021
— In Virginia, United States Court of Appeals, reversed a judgment against a student who was sexually assaulted by another student and remanded the case for a new trial. The Title IX case alleged that the school acted with deliberate…
Safety Law News for July 23, 2021
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division reversed a lower court and dismissed a lawsuit brought by parents whose daughter was sexually assaulted by another student while they were alone in a classroom. The court agreed that schools…
Safety Law News for July 19, 2021
— In Pennsylvania, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the adjudication of delinquency of a student for terroristic threats for a state law that forbids communicating, “either directly or indirectly, a threat to…(1) commit any crime of violence with intent…
Safety Law News for July 9, 2021
— In Maryland, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland ruled that school officials were immune from claims of negligent school discipline in a case involving repeated attacks upon a student by fellow-students. The victim argued that steps taken by…