In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division reversed the dismissal of a case brought by a student who was assaulted by a fellow student at the end of a class. The court ruled that the lower court dismissal was inappropriate because “schools are under a duty to adequately supervise the students in their charge and they will be held liable for foreseeable injuries proximately related to the absence of adequate supervision.” In this case, educators had specific notice of the dangerous conduct which caused the injury. Nizen-Jacobellis v. Lindenhurst Union Free Sch. Dist.
— In Florida, a middle school student was taken into custody for selling stun guns to her classmates. The student admitted selling three Vipertek stun-guns on Amazon.
— In Virginia, officials for the Henrico Schools District are asking the community for input on reforms in their school safety agreement with Henrico Police. The proposed reforms cover the issues of informing parents before students are questioned or detained by police and improving coordination between school administrators with campus police.
— In Maryland, the Montgomery County Public Schools are training more than 1400 teachers and staff on how to de-escalate conflicts that arise between students. The training will emphasize restorative justice philosophy with the goal of diminishing police interventions on campus.