— In California, the California Court of Appeal reversed the lower court in an important case involving the sexual abuse of a student by school employees. The lower court dismissed the case, ruling that the school district was not liable…
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Safety Law News for December 11, 2023
— In Illinois, the Appellate Court of Illinois affirmed the ruling of the lower court denying the attempt of a person to obtain his release from detention because of his speech on a high school campus. The person, “went to…
Safety Law News for November 30, 2023
— In New Hampshire, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a student-on-student harassment case, ruling that “measures in response to high school student’s report of student−on−student sexual harassment did not evince deliberate indifference.” The case arose…
Safety Law News for November 20, 2023
— In New York, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division affirmed the refusal of the trial court to dismiss a case in which a high school student committed suicide “a few days after the conclusion of his sophomore year…
Safety Law News for November 17, 2023
— In Tennessee, the United States Court of Appeals ruled that a school is liable under Title IX for its deliberate indifference to threats made against a student after receiving notice from the family. This affirmed the result of a…
Safety Law News for November 16, 2023
— In New York, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division ruled that schools can be liable when they fail to provide “an appropriate level of supervision.” This ruling reversed the lower court that dismissed the lawsuit of a student…
Safety Law News for November 3, 2023
— In Oregon, the Court of Appeals of Oregon ruled that Oregon law required the reversal of dismissed claims brought by paraeducators who worked in special education classrooms within the Portland Public Schools. The paraeducators claimed that, “they repeatedly and…
Safety Law News for October 27, 2023
— In California, the California Court of Appeal denied immunity to a school district for injuries to a student who made her way to school by other means when the school bus “had not arrived for 40 minutes after the…
Safety Law News for October 24, 2023
— In Pennsylvania the United States District Court ruled that the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) were not violated by keeping a student in an interim alternative education setting beyond the forty-five (45) day limit without…
Safety Law News for October 19, 2023
— In Maryland the United States District Court denied qualified immunity to a school administrator accused by a parent of failing to protect her child. The “six-year-old public school student (was) in the first grade …when she was sexually abused…