— 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…
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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…
Safety Law News for April 10, 2026
— In Virginia, the U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a student’s case when the search of his phone revealed a sexually explicit photo of a classmate. The 13 year old middle school student, who “received a sexually…
Safety Law News for March 27, 2026
— In Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the adjudication of a student who was charged with Fourth Degree Sexual Assault, despite the fact that “his statements should have been excluded because they were obtained in violation of Miranda v.…