— 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…
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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,…