— In Kentucky, the Court of Appeals of Kentucky affirmed the application of qualified immunity in a case involving a student who while “in his fifth-period civics class, drank an alcoholic beverage from a water bottle” and when being taken…
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Safety Law News for March 1, 2024
— In Florida, the District Court of Appeal of Florida upheld the adjudication of a juvenile for “written threats to kill or do bodily harm,” in a case involving a social media message. The juvenile posted a violent image on…
Safety Law News for February 7, 2024
— In North Carolina, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina vacated the adjudication of a juvenile for violating state law that punishes students who “assault on a school employee and assault inflicting serious bodily injury for the same underlying…
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 December 11, 2023
— In Illinois, the Appellate Court of Illinois affirmed the ruling of the lower court denying the attempt of a person to obtain his release from detention because of his speech on a high school campus. The person, “went to…
Safety Law News for November 3, 2023
— In Oregon, the Court of Appeals of Oregon ruled that Oregon law required the reversal of dismissed claims brought by paraeducators who worked in special education classrooms within the Portland Public Schools. The paraeducators claimed that, “they repeatedly and…
Safety Law News for September 8, 2023
— In Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, ruled that a teacher was entitled to an award of ongoing total disability benefits for an injury suffered in the classroom. The school district was challenging the decision by the Workers’ Compensation…
Safety Law News for August 14, 2023
— In Kentucky, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a trial court erred in granting a directed verdict in favor of a school teacher who chained a student to a tree to keep him from skipping class. Specifically, the…
Safety Law News for June 30, 2023
— In California, the California Court of Appeal held that a school district had a duty to preserve video that captured events surrounding the sexual assault of high-school student. The student’s lawsuit alleged negligence, sexual harassment, and negligent infliction of…
Safety Law News for June 23, 2023
– In Florida, the District Court of Appeal of Florida, reversed the denial of a petition for a risk protection order requested by a school resource officer who stopped a student in possession of a firearm on school grounds. Inexplicably,…