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Safety Law News for February 28, 2025

— In New York, the New York Supreme Court reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents who claimed that educators  “failed to prevent sexual abuse perpetrated by a teacher.”  The teacher in question, “was on ‘probationary’ status” during…

Safety Law News for December 11, 2024

— In Virginia, the Court of Appeals of Virginia denied the Prince William County School Board immunity in a lawsuit claiming gross negligence by campus educators.  The case arose out of injuries sustained by a victimized special needs student in…

Safety Law News for September 10, 2024

— In New York, the United States District Court approved the request of a group of parents suing an elementary-school administrator for “dozens of counts of child abuse,” to add on claims against others as well as the school district…

Safety Law News for August 26, 2024

— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, refused to dismiss a case bought by parents of the child who “was sexually abused by a principal while a student.”  The pattern of abuse involved the administrator “repeatedly meeting alone…

Safety Law News for June 17, 2024

— In Arizona, the Court of Appeals of Arizona affirmed the conviction of a teacher of sexual exploitation of a minor based upon the “evidence found on (his) laptop computer” at school.  The search of the computer occurred when a…

Safety Law News for April 22, 2024

— In Indiana, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed termination of parental rights of a mother based upon school safety concerns.  The juvenile court ruled that there was a clear correlation between student’s dangerous behavior at school and the…

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 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 September 19, 2023

In Florida, the District Court of Appeal upheld the adjudication of delinquency of a student who was charged with trespassing within a school safety zone while he was suspended.  The state law provides that, “during the period from 1 hour…

Safety Law News for November 30, 2021

— In Massachusetts, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts ruled that a student’s statement to a school administrator that he was going to kill his teacher was not protected speech under the First Amendment.  In reversing the lower court, the appellate…