— In Iowa, the Court of Appeals of Iowa, reversed an assault case brought by a student because the lower court “erred in instructing the jury on standard of care.” The case arose when ongoing verbal harassment against a student…
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Safety Law News for July 30, 2026
— In Illinois, the U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed and validated the decision of school officials to limit a parent’s access to campus “at his child’s school.” The case arose when the parent “filed two applications to be placed on…
Safety Law News for July 17, 2026
— In Wisconsin, the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin rejected the claim of a student that he was “bored with being stuck in school suspension all day” so he created a hit list and a plan. The list “identified multiple…
Safety Law News for June 12, 2026
— In New York, the Supreme Court of the State of New York affirmed the refusal of the trial court to dismiss a lawsuit against school officials “regarding their failure to prepare an individual safety plan” for a special needs…
Safety Law News for June 8, 2026
— In Colorado, the Colorado Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court which held that a school administrator’s search of the backpack of a student in response to a tip from Colorado’s Safe2Tell program was illegal. “Through Colorado’s…
Safety Law News for July 11, 2025
— In Georgia, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a case in favor of school resource officers who intervened in a school incident with physicality. The school resource officers came upon a “commotion and moved to…
Safety Law News for April 1, 2025
— In Alabama, the United States District Court dismissed a case brought by a parent who accused school officials of being deliberately indifferent to sexual harassment and assault which their child was experiencing at school. The case arose out of…
Safety Law News for October 4, 2024
— In Arkansas, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed that two school resource officers were not entitled to dismissal nor qualified immunity for arresting two students “at the direction of the school principal.” The students, who “were both cadets…
Safety Law News for September 17, 2024
— In Colorado, the Colorado Court of Appeals, upheld the adjudication of a student who challenged the search of his backpack, in which educators found “a bag containing a loaded pistol.” An SRO then took over the search. In addition…
Safety Law News for June 14, 2024
— In Louisiana, the Court of Appeal of Louisiana affirmed the liability of school officials and the school board in a case involving the failure to intervene in a student-on-student assault. The incident involved a pattern of sexual assaults in which…