— 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…
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Safety Law News for September 11, 2026
— In Utah, the Utah Supreme Court affirmed the decision of a local prosecutor to charge a student for assaulting a teacher and a fellow student after the assailant had accepted juvenile probation and substantially complied with the probation conditions. …
Safety Law News for November 7, 2025
— In Indiana, the Court of Appeals of Indiana reversed the conviction of a person who sent a Snapchat direct message “now that I’ve showered and washed my sins away I can go and shoot up a preschool.” The prosecution…
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 May 9, 2024
— In North Carolina, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina affirmed the juvenile adjudication of a student for “Communicating a Threat to Commit Mass Violence on Educational Property” in violation of state law. The student argued that “there was…
Safety Law News for April 22, 2024
— In Indiana, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed termination of parental rights of a mother based upon school safety concerns. The juvenile court ruled that there was a clear correlation between student’s dangerous behavior at school and the…
Safety Law News for October 24, 2023
— In Pennsylvania the United States District Court ruled that the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) were not violated by keeping a student in an interim alternative education setting beyond the forty-five (45) day limit without…
Safety Law News for October 13, 2023
— In New Jersey, the United States District Court, dismissed a lawsuit filed by a student who refused to comply with the Bag Policy. The Bag Policy, in pertinent part states, “All students are permitted to carry clear book bags…
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 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…