— 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…
Tag: Georgia
Safety Law News for September 10, 2024
— In New York, the United States District Court approved the request of a group of parents suing an elementary-school administrator for “dozens of counts of child abuse,” to add on claims against others as well as the school district…
Safety Law News for October 27, 2023
— In California, the California Court of Appeal denied immunity to a school district for injuries to a student who made her way to school by other means when the school bus “had not arrived for 40 minutes after the…
Safety Law News for July 28, 2023
– In Arkansas, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents of a special needs child who was injured in school. The visually impaired child was injured at various times while at school…
Safety Law News for February 16, 2022
In Georgia, the United States District Court, ruled that in the school setting, “bystander liability” for Fourth Amendment violations may be applied to school officials who witness an unreasonably long detention in a school setting. A high school administrator was…
Safety Law News for February 15, 2021
In Georgia, the United States District Court dismissed a discrimination lawsuit brought by a student who, after being suspended for fighting in school, was handcuffed and restrained by a school resource officer after refusing to remain in the administrative office…
Safety Law News for October 23, 2020
— In Georgia, the Court of Appeals of Georgia reversed the adjudication of a student for simple assault. The student was defying the authority of an administrator and said to the school resource officer, “F__, no. I ain’t going nowhere…
Safety Law News for September 4th, 2020
— In Arizona, the Court of Appeals of Arizona refused to dismiss a gross negligence case arising out of an off-campus shooting in which two students were killed. Applying Arizona law that removed foreseeability from the duty framework, the court…
Safety Law News for May 22, 2020
— In Canada, the school resource officers in Guelph, Ontario are hosting interactive presentations on the Internet to the students that are isolated in their homes during the pandemic. These presentations follow the same format as presentations the SROs give…
Safety Law News March 23, 2020
• In Kentucky, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 8, requiring all Kentucky school districts to arm their school resource officers. • In Georgia, United States Court of Appeals ruled that a school resource officer’s conduct, including placing a…