— In California, the California Court of Appeal affirmed the decision of the juvenile court that a middle school student violated the California Penal Code “by willfully resisting, delaying, or obstructing a weapons search.” The incident arose out of a…
Tag: Fourth Amendment
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 May 27, 2026
— In Texas, the Texas Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling that suppressed a class room audio recording of illegal conduct by a school resource officer. The SRO “was on duty at (the) Middle School when he and…
Safety Law News for February 27, 2026
— In Michigan, the United States District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the expulsion of a student for making a threatening remark about a gun while on campus. The student “made a remark about a gun to…
Safety Law News for September 26, 2025
— In California, the United States District Court ruled that a special needs student could not assert a Fourth Amendment claim for “the warrantless search and seizure of the information” shared with police when he was arrested on campus. The…
Safety Law News for December 12, 2024
— In Wisconsin, the United States District Court upheld the search and seizure of contraband in a student’s bag. The case arose out of a report by a PE teacher of the student’s “possession of a vape during an off-campus…
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 17, 2024
— In Arizona, the Court of Appeals of Arizona affirmed the conviction of a teacher of sexual exploitation of a minor based upon the “evidence found on (his) laptop computer” at school. The search of the computer occurred when a…
Safety Law News for August 4, 2023
— In California, the United States Court of Appeals held that police did not violate the Fourth Amendment by detaining briefly parents of a student while investigating allegations that their son planned a shooting at his school that day. The…
Safety Law News for August 2, 2022
— In South Dakota, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to a teacher who was sued by parents for restraining and secluding students in a special education program. The court held the teacher’s habit…