— In California, the California Court of Appeal held that a school had a duty to protect a middle school student from sexual abuse by its music instructor even without actual knowledge of prior abuse or propensity. The court reversed…
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Safety Law News for December 9, 2021
— In California, the Court of Appeal of California affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit for failing to protect a middle school student from sexual abuse by a teacher and for breach of the mandatory duty to report suspected abuse…
Safety Law News for November 29, 2021
— In Rhode Island, the Supreme Court of Rhode Island affirmed the liability verdict against a school whose disciplinary policy failed to provide students with a safe and secure school. The victimized student was assaulted by another student at school. …
Safety Law News for November 12, 2021
— In California, the United States District Court ruled that a school resource officer is not necessarily obligated to “follow all requests or directions by (a school administrator).” The court dismissed a case involving a student who was brought to…
Safety Law News for November 9, 2021
— In California, the California Court of Appeal upheld the search of a student by a school administrator in which a knife was found. The student was brought to the administrator after teachers reported that he “was possibly under the…
Safety Law News for November 5, 2021
— In California, the California Court of Appeal held that a school was not liable for the death by suicide of a high school student. The parents argued that liability should be the direct result of persistent bullying by fellow…
Safety Law News for May 24, 2021
— In Maryland, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a third-grade student who was injured when a classmate threw a chair which hit her in the neck. The court noted that…
Safety Law News for May 10, 2021
— In Wisconsin, the United States District Court upheld the dress code of two schools that disciplined students for wearing shirts bearing images of guns while attending school. One shirt bore the image of a revolver with the words, “Smith…
Safety Law News for April 27, 2021
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division denied the school’s motion for summary judgment in a case involving the sexual assault of a student by a fellow student. The court ruled that “schools have a duty to adequately…
Safety Law News for April 16, 2021
— In Kansas, the United States District Court held that educators do not have immunity when they fail to properly supervise students. In refusing to dismiss a lawsuit brought by parents of a student who was repeatedly assaulted in school,…