— In Iowa, the Court of Appeals of Iowa, reversed an assault case brought by a student because the lower court “erred in instructing the jury on standard of care.” The case arose when ongoing verbal harassment against a student…
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Safety Law News for July 30, 2026
— In Illinois, the U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed and validated the decision of school officials to limit a parent’s access to campus “at his child’s school.” The case arose when the parent “filed two applications to be placed on…
Safety Law News for July 14, 2026
— In Illinois, the Appellate Court of Illinois ruled that a school policy to deny in-person enrollment to children “residing in a nonprofit shelter… violated their statutory right under (Illinois law) to attend public school.” The ruling, which reversed the…
Safety Law News for June 29, 2026
— In Missouri, the United States District Court ruled that school officials did not violate the rights of a 12-year-old public school student who recreated and posted for a friend an anonymous Snapchat social media post she received that read,…
Safety Law News for June 12, 2026
— In New York, the Supreme Court of the State of New York affirmed the refusal of the trial court to dismiss a lawsuit against school officials “regarding their failure to prepare an individual safety plan” for a special needs…
Safety Law News for June 8, 2026
— In Colorado, the Colorado Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court which held that a school administrator’s search of the backpack of a student in response to a tip from Colorado’s Safe2Tell program was illegal. “Through Colorado’s…
Safety Law News for May 29, 2026
— In New York, the Supreme Court (the trial court in New York), held that educators have “ultimate authority for access to students, school buildings and school property.” The litigation arose out a dispute over access by a person responsible…
Safety Law News for May 27, 2026
— In Texas, the Texas Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling that suppressed a class room audio recording of illegal conduct by a school resource officer. The SRO “was on duty at (the) Middle School when he and…
Safety Law News for May 19, 2026
— In Louisiana, the United States Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling against a school resource officer who assisted school officials in “removing (a) mother from school office.” In a case involving suspected child endangerment, social workers “contacted…
Safety Law News for April 17, 2026
— In Texas, the United States District Court upheld school discipline against a student who “refused to surrender his cell phone to school personnel prior to taking the PSAT test, and (a student who) refused to surrender his phone to…