— 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…
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Safety Law News for August 6, 2024
— In South Carolina, the United States District Court ruled that the failure to train a school resource officer is a proper basis for “deliberate indifference” liability for a school district and sheriff’s office. The lawsuit arose out of an…
Safety Law News for April 17, 2024
— In Kentucky, the Court of Appeals of Kentucky affirmed the dismissal of a case brought against a school based upon qualified immunity. The lawsuit arose out of an incident in which a school employee on the security team attempted…
Safety Law News for March 1, 2024
— In Florida, the District Court of Appeal of Florida upheld the adjudication of a juvenile for “written threats to kill or do bodily harm,” in a case involving a social media message. The juvenile posted a violent image on…
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 February 9, 2022
– In Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania held that a School District’s decision to expel a student for posting violent song lyrics on Snapchat violated his constitutionally protected right to free speech. The School District expelled in the belief…
Safety Law News for February 4, 2022
— In Indiana, the Court of Appeals of Indiana reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents of a elementary school child who was mistakenly told to walk home from school rather than ride the school bus…
Safety Law News for January 19, 2022
— In California, the United States District Court held that the repeated handcuffing of a special education student by educators and police for “acting up” did not merit qualified immunity. The court ruled that immunity, “does not apply to officers…
Safety Law News for December 6, 2021
— In Massachusetts, the United States Court of Appeals ruled that a school did not violate the rights of two students by suspending them for their speech and conduct in bullying their fellow team members on a school-sponsored team. The…
Safety Law News for November 2, 2021
— In Ohio, the Court of Appeals of Ohio, affirmed the lower court ruling that a school was not immune from liability for injuries to students when an experiment in science class caught fire and exploded. The appellate court reasoned…