— 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…
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Safety Law News for October 19, 2023
— In Maryland the United States District Court denied qualified immunity to a school administrator accused by a parent of failing to protect her child. The “six-year-old public school student (was) in the first grade …when she was sexually abused…
Safety Law News for December 2, 2022
— In Alabama, United States Court of Appeals ruled that a school resource officer was entitled to qualified immunity for restraining a student, resulting in the officer breaking the student’s arm. The special needs student, “entered a classroom, informed his…
Safety Law News for January 19, 2022
— In California, the United States District Court held that the repeated handcuffing of a special education student by educators and police for “acting up” did not merit qualified immunity. The court ruled that immunity, “does not apply to officers…
Safety Law News for June 22, 2021
— In Connecticut, the Superior Court of Connecticut, rejected qualified immunity for a school district in a lawsuit brought by a student who was assaulted by a fellow student and seriously injured. The court ruled that immunity did not apply…
Safety Law News for April 27, 2021
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division denied the school’s motion for summary judgment in a case involving the sexual assault of a student by a fellow student. The court ruled that “schools have a duty to adequately…
Safety Law News for November 27, 2018
In Delaware, the Delaware State Education Association believes the number of incidents of violence against teachers is growing. According to the National Center for Education, public school teachers reporting being physically attacked by a student in 2015–16 topped all previous…