— In Kentucky, the United States District Court dismissed the case of a teacher in a case involving a gun that was found in her possession. Applying the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the court characterized the case this…
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Safety Law News for August 12, 2024
— In Louisiana, the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, affirmed the liability of school officials for “having actual knowledge of the actions of (a student) toward multiple students, and their failure to take the appropriate disciplinary actions.” The case involves…
Safety Law News for August 6, 2024
— In South Carolina, the United States District Court ruled that the failure to train a school resource officer is a proper basis for “deliberate indifference” liability for a school district and sheriff’s office. The lawsuit arose out of an…
Safety Law News for August 2, 2024
— In Missouri, the United States District Court dismissed the claims of a parent who brought suit against a school district, campus administrators, and law enforcement who constrained his protests of school traffic control policies. The case arose in a…
Safety Law News for July 25, 2024
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division reversed the dismissal of a case bought by parents of student who “was repeatedly sexually abused by a teacher while attending an elementary school.” The parents alleged that the school, “negligently…
Safety Law News for July 16, 2024
— In Massachusetts, the United States District Court refused to apply immunity to educators in a case brought by parents of a child who committed suicide after relentless bullying by fellow students. The court refused to dismiss claims based upon…
Safety Law News for July 12, 2024
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division reversed the dismissal of an injury case, sending it back to trial on the issue of the failure of the school to properly supervise its students. The injury occurred when the…
Safety Law News for July 2, 2024
— In Massachusetts, the United States Court of Appeals upheld the validity of hate speech provisions in a public school dress code. The issue arose when school district officials enforced the dress code to prevent students in two middle schools…
Safety Law News for June 27, 2024
— In Missouri the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed that school officials were liable for the injuries of a student who was struck by a passing car after unloading from a school bus. The incident occurred when a substitute driver,…
Safety Law News for June 19, 2024
— In North Carolina, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina affirmed that a student’s statement to a group of fellow students that he was going to “shoot up the school” was not protected speech under the First Amendment of…