— In Ohio, the Court of Appeals of Ohio affirmed the adjudication of a student for disorderly conduct at his school in violation of provisions of state law. The student used profane language directed at the administrator who, while teaching…
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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 August 6, 2024
— In South Carolina, the United States District Court ruled that the failure to train a school resource officer is a proper basis for “deliberate indifference” liability for a school district and sheriff’s office. The lawsuit arose out of an…
Safety Law News for May 28, 2024
— In Ohio, the Court of Appeals of Ohio affirmed the ruling of a trial court that individual school employees were “not entitled to immunity as a matter of law” for injuries to students. The affirmance involved a case of…
Safety Law News for April 17, 2024
— In Kentucky, the Court of Appeals of Kentucky affirmed the dismissal of a case brought against a school based upon qualified immunity. The lawsuit arose out of an incident in which a school employee on the security team attempted…
Safety Law News for January 16, 2024
— In Oklahoma, the United States District Court, held that the state policy of separating the use of male and female restrooms and changing areas in public schools based on a student’s biological sex did not violate the rights of…
Safety Law News For July 26, 2023
— In Ohio, the Ohio Court of Appeals ruled that the totality of the circumstances of a juvenile interrogation about a sexual assault supported a conclusion that juvenile was in police custody and thus Miranda warnings were necessary. In reversing…
Safety Law News for January 7th, 2022
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division held that a trial court improperly dismissed the case of a student who was injured in a physical education class during which he was blindsided by a much larger student while…
Safety Law News for November 19, 2021
— In Ohio, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a liability lawsuit brought by parents whose child suffered from anxiety and panic attacks due to sexual harassment by fellow students. The court upheld claims based on negligence, gross…
Safety Law News for November 9, 2021
— In California, the California Court of Appeal upheld the search of a student by a school administrator in which a knife was found. The student was brought to the administrator after teachers reported that he “was possibly under the…