• In Pennsylvania, the United States District Court, refused to dismiss a case brought by parents of a student who was sexually assaulted by a teacher. The parent suit alleges that the failure to report child abuse, the failure to…
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Safety Law News for February 28, 2020
• In Connecticut, the Supreme Court of Connecticut upheld a liability verdict against educators for the failure to properly supervise students. An elementary school student was assaulted by other students while they were on the playground during the lunchtime recess. …
Safety Law News for October 7, 2019
• In Maine, a new study by the University of Southern Maine examines the role of school resource officers in Maine and concludes that policing alone does not reduce violence or necessarily improve school safety. More specifically, the report finds…
Safety Law News for August 22, 2019
• In California, the Sacramento School Board is implementing a new plan that will reduce the number of school resource officers in the district and place them off-campus. The proposal, known as “Reimagine School Safety,” seeks to provide greater mental…
Safety Law News for April 23, 2019
In Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that negligence by school officials that renders the campus unsafe fall within the exception to governmental immunity. The school was found liable for injuries to a student participating in a relay race during…
Safety Law News for April 9, 2019.
In Pennsylvania, school resource officers in the Erie School District will begin carrying Tasers in schools after receiving training. Under current policy, the Tasers will be used on intruders who enter school buildings and cause disturbances at events. Policy does…
Safety Law News for January 29, 2019
In Florida, the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, held that the Palm Beach County School Board did not violate the rights of its employees by requiring all applicants for substitute teacher positions to submit to and pass a…
Safety Law News for January 25, 2019
In New Mexico, the United States District Court upheld searches by school officials of an entire class after a student reported that someone stole $210. The court held that the pat down searches were “justified at its inception because Defendants…
Safety News for October 4th, 2018
In Illinois, a school superintendent in Hutsonville went through nine months of police academy training to become a law enforcement officer so she could carry a concealed weapon at school and respond to an active shooter if necessary — something…
Safety Law News for August 28, 2018
In Michigan, Midland City Council supported the special millage proposal for school safety that will appear on the Nov. 6 election ballot which would levy up to 0.4 mills — 40 cents per $1,000 of taxable value — raising $1.3…