— In New Mexico, the United States District Court ruled that an injured student, who obtains more details in discovery about school indifference in protecting students, is entitled to amend her allegations. The court ruled that the additional information –…
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Safety Law News for October 25, 2022
— In California, the California Court of Appeal reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents whose child was abused by a teacher, holding that school liability does not require proving that the school had actual knowledge of the…
Safety Law News for October 20, 2022
— In Maryland, the Court of Appeals of Maryland ruled that the Federal Coverdell Act did not preempt a lawsuit brought by parents against a school in response to bullying and physical attacks on their child. The court held that…
Safety Law News for October 12, 2022
— In Iowa, the United States District Court refused to issue an injunction requested by parents who oppose the policies of the Linn-Mar Community School District regarding the treatment of transgender and gender-nonconforming students. The parents argued that the policies,…
Safety Law News for October 7, 2022
— In Florida, the United States Court of Appeals denied qualified immunity to a school resource officer who, while intervening in a argument between a student and his mother, grabbed the student’s face, shoved him in the chest, and threw…
Safety Law News for September 30, 2022
— In Michigan, the United States District Court, ruled that an Instagram account created off-campus by a student, that targeted, threatened, and harassed specific teachers and a student, was not protected speech. The court, in upholding the school discipline of…
Safety Law News for September 27, 2022
— In California, the California Court of Appeal affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents whose children were in a school classroom when the husband of the teacher entered the room, shot and killed his wife, a student,…
Safety Law News for September 22, 2022
— In New York, the United States Court of Appeals, held that a school bus driver’s ongoing debate with his colleagues about the best way to report maintenance issues involving school buses involved internal communications rather than citizen speech, and…
Safety Law News for September 15, 2022
— In Pennsylvania, the United States District Court refused to dismiss the lawsuit of a student who created at his home a computer-generated, tournament-style bracket that reflected voting by himself and a few friends regarding 64 girls, mostly classmates, to…
Safety Law News for September 9, 2022
— In Michigan, the United States District Court upheld the school discipline of a ten (10) day suspension to a student for posting to a fake Instagram account that he created off-campus impersonating a teacher, sharing the username and password…