— 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…
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Safety Law News for March 27, 2026
— In Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the adjudication of a student who was charged with Fourth Degree Sexual Assault, despite the fact that “his statements should have been excluded because they were obtained in violation of Miranda v.…
Safety Law News for March 13, 2026
— In New Jersey, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that a school district can be held liable for a teacher’s sexual abuse of a student. The ruling reversed a decision by an appellate court that dismissed several cases, holding…
Safety Law News for September 12, 2025
— In Rhode Island, the United States District Court disagreed with the parent of a middle school student who asserted in a lawsuit that school resource officers used excessive force in removing him from the interior of the school building…
Safety Law News for August 5, 2025
— In Illinois, the United States District Court, dismissed the lawsuit of a student who asserted the First Amendment to protect comments “sent from her cellphone, off school grounds, and outside school hours.” School officials gave the student “a ten-day…
Safety Law News for July 11, 2025
— In Georgia, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a case in favor of school resource officers who intervened in a school incident with physicality. The school resource officers came upon a “commotion and moved to…
Safety Law News for June 16, 2025
— In California, the California Court of Appeal affirmed a jury award for $1 million in damages to a student who – the jury found – was injured when the school “negligently failed to protect her from other students’ bullying.” …
Safety Law News for April 1, 2025
— In Alabama, the United States District Court dismissed a case brought by a parent who accused school officials of being deliberately indifferent to sexual harassment and assault which their child was experiencing at school. The case arose out of…
Safety Law News for March 13, 2025
— In Georgia, the Court of Appeals of Georgia reversed the dismissal of a case involving an injury to a student, disagreeing that school officials were entitled to official immunity. The victim, “was stabbed multiple times by a classmate at…
Safety Law News for February 6, 2025
— In Michigan, the United States District Court held that the suspension and expulsion of a high school student did not violate his First Amendment rights. The case centers around a statement the student made at school regarding a recent…