In Connecticut, the number of Manchester High School students who were arrested and referred to the juvenile justice system dropped sharply during the 2018-19 school year. Eleven Manchester High School students were arrested in school during the 2018-19 school —…
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Safety Law News for June 24, 2019.
In Wisconsin, the Madison School Board passed a contract to keep police officers in the district’s four main high schools. Local community activists want all officers removed from the schools. But the school board believes that it would be irresponsible…
Safety Law News for June 19, 2019
• In Nebraska, to combat vaping, officials in the Fairbury Public School District will begin randomly testing students for nicotine. Educators noticed an alarming increase in students sneaking puffs of e-cigarettes: in locker rooms, restrooms and elsewhere on school grounds. …
Safety Law News for June 17, 2019
• In Oregon, schools are battling a growing trend of teens using vapor-based tobacco products, or “vaping” on campuses. Vaping has become so commonplace among teens; Oregon students and teachers say it happens on campuses and right in the classroom.…
Safety Law News for June 11, 2019.
In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division held that in determining whether educators breached the duty to protect students from injuries caused by the acts of fellow students, “it must be established that school authorities had sufficiently specific knowledge…
Safety Law News for June 5, 2019.
In Mississippi, the United States District Court held that a former student’s threatened acts of violence against a high school were not protected speech under First Amendment. The court upheld the conviction after threats against a local High School were…
Safety Law News for May 29, 2019.
In Connecticut, the United States District Court held that an educator does not become an agent of police when he telephones local police, informs them about a threatening e-mail, and thereafter responds to police inquiries by giving them information about…
Safety Law News for May 24, 2019
• In Georgia, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that the search of a student’s cell phone without a warrant by school officials did not violate the Fourth Amendment. The lower court held that, “a…
Safety Law News for May 14, 2019
In Pennsylvania, the United States District Court ruled that parents of a disabled child could not bring a lawsuit against a school district for releasing information about the disability for a juvenile delinquency proceeding. The court held that neither FERPA…
Safety Law News for May 8th, 2019
• In Vermont, the Supreme Court ruled that educators were not liable after a student committed suicide as a result of being assaulted by his teammates on the school football team. The court held that schools owe students a duty…