– In Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed the trial court’s decision to allow a school district to remove an employee after he went public with criticism of how educators were falling down on their legal obligations to special…
Tag: school resource officer
Safety Law News for March 10, 2023
— In Iowa, the United States District Court dismissed a lawsuit against a police officer and a school district brought by a student who was taken down to the ground and briefly handcuffed after engaging in behavior that the officer…
Safety Law News for February 27, 2023
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, reversed and remanded for a new trial a case in which school officials used state and federal special education laws as a defense from liability. The student, “identified as a student…
Safety Law News for January 23, 2023
— In New Jersey, the Supreme Court of New Jersey refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a student who alleged that a teacher sexually assaulted him. The school officials argued for the dismissal of the case because of the…
Safety Law News for January 18, 2023
— In Rhode Island, the United States District Court granted the request of a student for additional discovery in her lawsuit against school officials and a police officer. The black female student’s claim arose out of a fight at school…
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 November 28, 2022
— In California, the California Court of Appeal held that state law authorizes only the Legislature to require school children to be vaccinated against COVID-19 but not any of the individual school districts. This ruling affirmed the lower court refusal…
Safety Law News for November 22, 2022
— In Kansas, the United States District Court held that a student, sexually abused by a school resource officer, was legally entitled to a trial on her claim that the school district and county sheriff’s office knew and were deliberately…
Safety Law News for October 28, 2022
— In New Mexico, the United States District Court ruled that an injured student, who obtains more details in discovery about school indifference in protecting students, is entitled to amend her allegations. The court ruled that the additional information –…
Safety Law News for October 25, 2022
— In California, the California Court of Appeal reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents whose child was abused by a teacher, holding that school liability does not require proving that the school had actual knowledge of the…