– In Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed the trial court’s decision to allow a school district to remove an employee after he went public with criticism of how educators were falling down on their legal obligations to special…
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Safety Law News for May 2, 2023
– In Texas, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the school discipline meted out to a student athlete, who was suspended from the school football team for an Internet posting containing a racially-charged term to a student from a…
Safety Law News for April 21, 2023
– In the Virgin Islands, the United States District Court, ruled that “the area within 1,000 feet of the school grounds is within the scope of sensitive places;…the presence of large numbers of children either at school or traveling to…
Safety Law News for April 14, 2023
– In Massachusetts, the United States District Court, held that school officials “have broad discretion in restricting visitors,” and refused the lawsuit of a parent who argued that he had a constitutional interest to access the school during school hours. …
Safety Law News for April 5, 2023
– In Texas, United States Court of Appeals, affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a student who was suspended from the school’s football team for off-campus speech and transferred to an alternative school for the marijuana found in…
Safety Law News for March 31, 2023
– In North Carolina, the United States District Court rejected the Title VI claim of a parent that racial discrimination was the motivation behind a search of her vehicle, which her daughter parked in the school lot. Title VI prohibits…
Safety Law News for March 29, 2023
— In Tennessee, the United States Court of Appeals ruled that a school’s failure to diagnose a student’s disability at earliest possible moment was not a per se violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The appellate court…
Safety Law News for March 24, 2023
— Nationally, the United States Supreme Court ruled that “(t)he Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) seeks to ensure children with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education.” The Court held that the IDEA administrative procedures for resolving disputes…
Safety Law News for March 17, 2023
— In Maryland, the United States District Court ruled that a school district and educators were not immune from a lawsuit brought by parents for the sexual abuse of their six-year old daughter committed by two of her first-grade classmates…
Safety Law News for March 15, 2023
— In New York, the Supreme Court of New York denied the motion of educators to dismiss the lawsuit of a student for sexual abuse by a teacher/coach. The court instead ruled that the student was entitled to summary judgment. …