— 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…
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Safety Law News For July 26, 2023
— In Ohio, the Ohio Court of Appeals ruled that the totality of the circumstances of a juvenile interrogation about a sexual assault supported a conclusion that juvenile was in police custody and thus Miranda warnings were necessary. In reversing…
Safety Law News for June 20, 2023
– In Missouri, the Missouri Court of Appeals applied immunity to dismiss a lawsuit against a school district brought by a former student who was sexually assaulted on school grounds by a classmate while attending the school. Applying state law,…
Safety Law News for April 5, 2023
– In Texas, United States Court of Appeals, affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a student who was suspended from the school’s football team for off-campus speech and transferred to an alternative school for the marijuana found in…
Safety Law News for March 6, 2023
— In Maryland, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by students who alleged that they were improperly subjected to video recording at school without their knowledge or consent while they were dressing for school-sponsored event.…
Safety Law News for August 30, 2022
— In Maryland, the Court of Appeals of Maryland affirmed the denial of a student’s suppression motion involving the search of a backpack and cell phone. After a school resource officer broke up a fight in which the student was…
Safety Law News for July 12, 2022
— In Pennsylvania, the United States District Court refused to dismiss the lawsuit of a student who experienced a sexually hostile and racially hostile educational environment that was known to educators but ignored. The Title IX claim (prohibiting a sexually…
Safety Law News for May 22, 2018
In Colorado, officials in the Denver Public Schools are exploring a new policy of creating an in-house school district police department. Under the plan, the goal is to select and train armed police officers with power to arrest students, but…
Safety Law News for 2/20/13
• Gadsden, Alabama officials seek to hire retired law enforcement officers for school resource officer positions at the city’s 13 school campuses. The City Council approved a proposal to allow the retired officers to serve. • Under HB 0860, legislation,…