— In California, the United States Court of Appeals ruled that school officials did not violate the First Amendment rights of students for discipling them for off-campus Internet posts that amounted to “severe bullying or harassment targeting particular classmates.” The…
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Safety Law News for November 15, 2022
— In New York, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by parents of a student assaulted by fellow students on campus. The federal court held that although the lawsuit asserted a non-federal claim (a negligence…
Safety Law News for November 3, 2022
— In Oklahoma, the United States District Court held that because of the special relationship between a school and its students, a lawsuit against a school district could proceed. The students alleged that school officials failed to properly investigate and…
Safety Law News for October 20, 2022
— In Maryland, the Court of Appeals of Maryland ruled that the Federal Coverdell Act did not preempt a lawsuit brought by parents against a school in response to bullying and physical attacks on their child. The court held that…
Safety Law News for July 15, 2022
— In Minnesota, the United States Court of Appeals applied the standard of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, to vacate the decision of the lower court that allowed school officials to discipline students who wore T-shirts displaying…
Safety Law News for June 29, 2022
— In Kentucky, the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, affirmed the denial of immunity to a teacher who failed to report bullying in her class. The appellate court said that “(t)he application of qualified immunity rests not on the status…
Safety Law News for May 24, 2022
— In California, the United States District Court upheld the decision of school officials to deny a student the opportunity to walk at his graduation ceremony as a result of his online behavior. The student, while on the school’s campus…
Safety Law News for May 20, 2022
— In Tennessee, the United States Court of Appeals reversed dismissals of cases brought under Title IX by two students for student-on-student sexual harassment. In separate incidents at different schools the students were assaulted, video-taped, and made to experience a…
Safety Law News for April 8, 2022
— In Michigan, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court denial of qualified immunity for two school resource officers. A student filed a lawsuit asserting a violation of his rights under the Fourth Amendment when the officers…
Safety Law News for April 1, 2022
— In Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled on appeal that a school district’s decision to expel a public high school student, based on his act of posting violent song lyrics to social media, outside of school hours and…