— In North Carolina, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina affirmed the juvenile adjudication of a student for “Communicating a Threat to Commit Mass Violence on Educational Property” in violation of state law. The student argued that “there was…
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Safety Law News for May 3, 2024
— In Colorado, the United States District Court held that summary judgment was inappropriate in a Title IX case involving student-on-student sexual harassment. The case arose out of a series of incidents in which for several years male students would…
Safety Law News for April 29, 2024
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division reversed a lower court ruling denying a motion for summary judgment dismissal of a case arising from injuries received by a student while participating in a game during gym class. The…
Safety Law News for April 22, 2024
— In Indiana, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed termination of parental rights of a mother based upon school safety concerns. The juvenile court ruled that there was a clear correlation between student’s dangerous behavior at school and the…
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 16, 2024
— In Oklahoma, the United States District Court, held that the state policy of separating the use of male and female restrooms and changing areas in public schools based on a student’s biological sex did not violate the rights of…
Safety Law News for December 18, 2023
— In Tennessee, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the liability of a school district under Title IX for its deliberate indifference to threats made against a student and her family after she reported student-on-student threats and harassment. The…
Safety Law News for November 3, 2023
— In Oregon, the Court of Appeals of Oregon ruled that Oregon law required the reversal of dismissed claims brought by paraeducators who worked in special education classrooms within the Portland Public Schools. The paraeducators claimed that, “they repeatedly and…