— In Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the adjudication of a student who was charged with Fourth Degree Sexual Assault, despite the fact that “his statements should have been excluded because they were obtained in violation of Miranda v.…
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Safety Law News for March 20, 2026
— In New York, the New York Supreme Court ruled that school officials did not violate FERPA by disclosing the “academic, attendance, and disciplinary school records” of a student in connection with a pattern of concerning behaviors. The case arose…
Safety Law News for March 13, 2026
— In New Jersey, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that a school district can be held liable for a teacher’s sexual abuse of a student. The ruling reversed a decision by an appellate court that dismissed several cases, holding…
Safety Law News for February 27, 2026
— In Michigan, the United States District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the expulsion of a student for making a threatening remark about a gun while on campus. The student “made a remark about a gun to…
Safety Law News for February 20, 2026
— In California, the United States District Court, declared the use of “surveillance equipment capable of recording video or audio in or near school restrooms” to be a violation of students’ reasonable expectation of privacy. The educators, in a tuition-free…
Safety Law News for February 12, 2026
— In Pennsylvania, the United States District Court, refused to dismiss a case involving allegations that a teacher “repeatedly sexually abused” a student. The claims, based upon “42 U.S.C. § 1983, Title IX, and Pennsylvania negligence law,” had the gravity…
Safety Law News for February 3, 2026
— In Nevada, the Supreme Court of Nevada defined “education record” for purposes of FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), reversing an order of the lower court that required educators to release all emails mentioning a student, “including emails…
Safety Law News for December 4, 2025
— In Tennessee, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee, affirmed the dismissal of a case involving an injury to a student that both the trial court and the appellate court declared to be “an unfortunate, but unforeseeable accident.” The injury…
Safety Law News for December 3, 2025
— In Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled that the juvenile court has the authority to divert juvenile cases involving weapons possession on campus to a program in order to “avoid attaching to juveniles the stigma of a…
Safety Law News for December 2, 2025
— In Nevada, the Nevada Supreme Court interpreted “education record” as that term is used in FERPA and Nevada privacy laws to “exclude materials informally created in the ordinary course of business that a school possesses.” The case arose out…