— In Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, ruled that a teacher was entitled to an award of ongoing total disability benefits for an injury suffered in the classroom. The school district was challenging the decision by the Workers’ Compensation…
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Safety Law News for August 31, 2023
— In Texas, the United States Court of Appeals, affirmed the ruling of the lower court granting summary judgment to the officer and the school district in a lawsuit where parents alleged that the officials intentionally discriminated against their child…
Safety Law News for August 29, 2023
— In Pennsylvania, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a lawsuit against a municipality and an SRO for violating the Fourth Amendment rights of a student. The student was injured when the SRO deployed a taser to prevent…
Safety Law News for August 25, 2023
— In Massachusetts, the United States District Court held that a principal, vice principal, and security officer were entitled to qualified immunity from liability from a student’s claims asserting the Equal Protection Clause and Due Process Clause. The parents argued…
Safety Law News for August 21, 2013
— In New York, the Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a case brought by parents of a student upon whom a teacher fell and injured. The injury occurred when the teacher “started sending the children back to their seats,…
Safety Law News for August 14, 2023
— In Kentucky, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a trial court erred in granting a directed verdict in favor of a school teacher who chained a student to a tree to keep him from skipping class. Specifically, the…
Safety Law News for August 11, 2023
— In Ohio, the United States District Court held that “First Amendment protection does not extend to complaints made in the context of a sports program when the complaints are related to coaching decisions, coaching methods, coaching style, or playing…
Safety Law News for August 7, 2023
— In Ohio, the United States District Court ruled that parents were not entitled to a preliminary injunction prohibiting a school from enforcing its policy against discriminatory harassment or bullying based on the personal characteristics of other students. The parents…
Safety Law News for August 4, 2023
— In California, the United States Court of Appeals held that police did not violate the Fourth Amendment by detaining briefly parents of a student while investigating allegations that their son planned a shooting at his school that day. The…
Safety Law News for July 28, 2023
– In Arkansas, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents of a special needs child who was injured in school. The visually impaired child was injured at various times while at school…