— In Mississippi, the Supreme Court of Mississippi denied immunity to a school district in a case involving the assault and battery of a student by a school bus driver. The allegations state that the student “was sexually battered by…
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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 May 29, 2025
— In Michigan, the United States District Court 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 several other students…At least four students…
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…
Safety Law News for January 27, 2025
— In Illinois, the Appellate Court of Illinois reversed the lower court, upholding the right of a school board to expel a student for one year after school officials discovered a pellet gun in his backpack. The student challenged the…
Safety Law News for December 13, 2024
— In New York, the United States Court of Appeals held that the State of New York could sue the Niagara Wheatfield Central School District for failing to “address repeated complaints of student-on-student sexual assault, sexual harassment, and gender-based violence…
Safety Law News for October 4, 2024
— In Arkansas, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed that two school resource officers were not entitled to dismissal nor qualified immunity for arresting two students “at the direction of the school principal.” The students, who “were both cadets…
Safety Law News for September 24, 2024
— In New Mexico, the United States District Court refused to dismiss claims brought by parents of a student who alleged that “when she was a fourteen-year-old freshman…a senior student …raped her.” The gist of several claims is that “the…
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 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…