— In Louisiana, the Court of Appeal of Louisiana upheld the conviction of a teacher for simple battery, occurring when the teacher retaliated against a nine-year old special needs student who swung his backpack into the air, striking the teacher…
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Safety Law News for February 10, 2023
— In Ohio, the United States District Court, dismissed the lawsuit of two students who claimed that school searches violated their Fourth Amendment rights. School officials enforced a school rule that suspended students for ten days for, “coming to school…
Safety Law News for February 8, 2023
— In Texas, the United States District Court ruled that school officials were not liable to a student whose injuries came at the hands of a sexually abusive teacher. The court held that the legal standard for a Title IX…
Safety Law News for February 3, 2023
— In Indiana, the Court of Appeals of Indiana, affirmed the conviction of a parent for disrupting campus and failing to comply with the requests of school officials. The court ruled that the felony of criminal trespass was appropriate because…
Safety Law News for January 30, 2023
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division held that an educator’s homeowners’ policy triggered a duty on the insurer to defend a personal injury action stemming from an incident where the staff member, fighting with another student, inadvertently…
Safety Law News for January 27, 2023
— In North Carolina, the United States Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a teacher’s lawsuit against a school for injuries she received when she was physically attacked by a special education student when she was the only teacher…
Safety Law News for January 25, 2023
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, affirmed the dismissal of a case brought by parents of a student who committed suicide. Prior to his death, the student placed a post on social media, declaring that he had…
Safety Law News for January 23, 2023
— In New Jersey, the Supreme Court of New Jersey refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a student who alleged that a teacher sexually assaulted him. The school officials argued for the dismissal of the case because of the…
Safety Law News for January 20, 2023
— In West Virginia, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, reversed and reinstated a lawsuit brought by a student whose claims of bullying were dismiss by the lower courts. The lower courts granted the motion of the school…
Safety Law News for January 18, 2023
— In Rhode Island, the United States District Court granted the request of a student for additional discovery in her lawsuit against school officials and a police officer. The black female student’s claim arose out of a fight at school…