— In California, the United States District Court ruled that a school resource officer is not necessarily obligated to “follow all requests or directions by (a school administrator).” The court dismissed a case involving a student who was brought to…
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Safety Law News for June 7, 2021
— In Wisconsin, the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin ruled that the “reasonableness, under all the circumstances” standard set forth in New Jersey v. T.L.O., (469 U.S. 325 (1985)), applies to the search of a non-student’s vehicle located on school…
Safety Law News for May 18, 2021
— In Missouri, the United States Court of Appeals dismissed the claims of two high school students who were detained and questioned off-campus by outside police officers at a summer camp. The court held that the incident, involving the investigation…
Safety Law News for May 10, 2021
— In Wisconsin, the United States District Court upheld the dress code of two schools that disciplined students for wearing shirts bearing images of guns while attending school. One shirt bore the image of a revolver with the words, “Smith…
Safety Law News for April 12, 2021
— In Missouri, the United States Court of Appeals held that a school resource officer did not violate the Fourth Amendment when the officer summoned a student to the office to be interrogated by outside police about a non-school incident. …
Safety Law News for April 8, 2021
— In New York, the United States District Court upheld the search and seizure of a student whose threats to blow up school property were taken seriously by school officials. The student told classmates, “don’t come to school tomorrow” and…
Safety Law News for March 31, 2021
— In New York, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a student who was sexually harassed and physically assaulted during a study hall by another student. School officials told the victim that the incident…
Safety Law News for March 26, 2021
— In Missouri, the Missouri Court of Appeals refused to grant immunity to school teachers and nurses in a lawsuit brought by parents of a special needs child who died as a result of obstruction of her tracheostomy. The court…
Safety Law News for March 19, 2021
— In Maryland, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland reversed the adjudication of a student for shouting in the classroom that he would “shoot up” the room if he did not find a folder he had left behind during…
Safety Law News for March 16, 2021
— In Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents whose special needs child was placed in handcuffs by a school resource officer. The court ruled that the parents needed…