— 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…
Tag: school resource officer
Safety Law News for September 6, 2024
— In Kentucky, the Supreme Court of Kentucky upheld the dismissal of a school resource officer who underperformed on the job, allowing the police department to act decisively in removing the officer. The tenure of the officer on campus included…
Safety Law News for August 29, 2024
— In Virginia, the Court of Appeals of Virginia denied immunity for school officials after a ten year old student, getting off his school bus, was hit by a car as he was crossing the street. The student alleged negligence…
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 July 2, 2024
— In Massachusetts, the United States Court of Appeals upheld the validity of hate speech provisions in a public school dress code. The issue arose when school district officials enforced the dress code to prevent students in two middle schools…
Safety Law News for June 17, 2024
— In Arizona, the Court of Appeals of Arizona affirmed the conviction of a teacher of sexual exploitation of a minor based upon the “evidence found on (his) laptop computer” at school. The search of the computer occurred when a…
Safety Law News for June 3, 2024
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division affirmed the conviction of a student of assault in second and third degrees, arising out of incident in which a 19 year old, employed as a custodian, fired a school resource…
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 5, 2024
— In Colorado, the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed a student’s adjudication of delinquency for possession of a handgun as second-time juvenile offender and possession of a weapon on school grounds. The court held that the search of the student conducted…
Safety Law News for March 20, 2024
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, affirmed a ruling that refused to dismiss a case involving the off-campus suicide of a student because school officials “failed to establish that (the student’s) suicide was not a reasonably foreseeable…