— In Colorado, the Colorado Court of Appeals, upheld the adjudication of a student who challenged the search of his backpack, in which educators found “a bag containing a loaded pistol.” An SRO then took over the search. In addition…
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Safety Law News for August 4, 2023
— In California, the United States Court of Appeals held that police did not violate the Fourth Amendment by detaining briefly parents of a student while investigating allegations that their son planned a shooting at his school that day. The…
Safety Law News for August 25, 2022
— In California, the United States District Court refused to dismiss claims of excessive force asserted against two school resource officers who fought with a student while attempting to escort him to the administrative office. The officers flipped the student…
Safety Law News for February 4, 2022
— In Indiana, the Court of Appeals of Indiana reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents of a elementary school child who was mistakenly told to walk home from school rather than ride the school bus…
Safety Law News for January 28, 2022
– In Wisconsin, the United States Court of Appeals rejected the lawsuit of a parent who claimed that the school policy of conducting a canine drug search of the parking lot, where one of his daughters parked his car violated…
Safety Law News for January 3, 2022
— In Maryland, the United States District Court, refused to dismiss a case brought by parents of students who were assaulted in the school’s locker room as a part of a hazing ritual known as “brooming.” The court ruled that…
Safety Law News for December 14, 2021
— In Texas, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents whose special needs child was seized by the neck, thrown to the floor, and held in a choke hold by a teacher. …
Safety Law News for December 9, 2021
— In California, the Court of Appeal of California affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit for failing to protect a middle school student from sexual abuse by a teacher and for breach of the mandatory duty to report suspected abuse…
Safety Law News for November 29, 2021
— In Rhode Island, the Supreme Court of Rhode Island affirmed the liability verdict against a school whose disciplinary policy failed to provide students with a safe and secure school. The victimized student was assaulted by another student at school. …
Safety Law News for November 19, 2021
— In Ohio, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a liability lawsuit brought by parents whose child suffered from anxiety and panic attacks due to sexual harassment by fellow students. The court upheld claims based on negligence, gross…