— In Illinois, the Appellate Court of Illinois affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents of a student who was injured while operating a machine in the high school’s technology lab. School officials were immune civil liability based…
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Safety Law News for September 14, 2021
— In Maryland, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland upheld the search of a student’s backpack, upholding his conviction for conspiracy to commit robbery and for wearing and carrying a handgun. The search occurred when a school resource officer…
Safety Law News for September 7, 2021
— In Pennsylvania, the United States District Court upheld the authority of school officials to discipline a student whose off-campus posts on the Internet threatened to “show up at practice to beat yo ass bitch,” to “grab a fucking bottle…
Safety Law News For September 1, 2021
— In Maryland, the United States District Court, refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by parents of a student who was killed by a fellow student on campus. The shooting followed a series of incidents of harassment to which the…
Safety Law News for August 23, 2021
— In Georgia, the Court of Appeals of Georgia ruled that sovereign immunity barred the claim of a student against educators in their official capacities for injuries received when food, kept at an excessive temperature in the school lunchroom, fell…
Safety Law News for August 6, 2021
— In Massachusetts, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts held that the statements of a student to a teacher that, “[the teacher] makes me so angry! I want to kill that bitch,” were intended to place the teacher, in fear and…
Safety Law News for August 3, 2021
— In Indiana, the United States District Court held that the strip search of a student by an administrator and nurse, prompted by a tip from two students, was unreasonable at its inception and in its scope. In refusing to…
Safety Law News for July 30, 2021
— In Ohio, the United States Court of Appeals ruled that city officials did not violate federal law when their negligence allowed a police officer impersonator to assault and falsely imprison students. The court held that claims based on the…