— 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 March 11, 2024
— In Washington State, the Supreme Court of Washington affirmed that school officials violated the statutory procedural rights of a student by indefinitely suspending him. Administrators expelled the high school student on an emergency basis for violating its “gang contract,”…
Safety Law News for February 19, 2024
— In Michigan, the United States District Court held that school officials did not violate the rights of a student who was expelled after lying to her parents about bathroom searches that were conducted to deter vaping in schools. The…
Safety Law News for January 24, 2024
— In Alabama, the Supreme Court of Alabama ruled that a school district was protected from liability by state-agent immunity after a substitute teacher was attacked by students while she was working in the classroom used for students in the…
Safety Law News for January 5, 2024
— In North Carolina, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina reversed the adjudication of a student because of an error by a trial court judge who allowed the student to testify “without advising him of his right to remain…
Safety Law News for November 17, 2023
— In Tennessee, the United States Court of Appeals ruled that a school is liable under Title IX for its deliberate indifference to threats made against a student after receiving notice from the family. This affirmed the result of a…
Safety Law News for September 12, 2023
In Indiana, the United States District Court granted the motion to dismiss a lawsuit bought by parents whose special needs child who was sexually assaulted by another student in a school bathroom. The victim, whose “cognitive ability and social skills…
Safety Law News for August 21, 2013
— In New York, the Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a case brought by parents of a student upon whom a teacher fell and injured. The injury occurred when the teacher “started sending the children back to their seats,…
Safety Law News for August 11, 2023
— In Ohio, the United States District Court held that “First Amendment protection does not extend to complaints made in the context of a sports program when the complaints are related to coaching decisions, coaching methods, coaching style, or playing…
Safety Law News for August 4, 2023
— In California, the United States Court of Appeals held that police did not violate the Fourth Amendment by detaining briefly parents of a student while investigating allegations that their son planned a shooting at his school that day. The…