— In California, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by parents of a student whose suicide attempt was in response to school bullying. The court ruled that the bullying incidents involved “a duty to (the…
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Safety Law News for October 6, 2021
— In California, the United States District Court upheld the detention and seizure of a teacher after the teacher admitted he had the gun in his classroom. The court stated that the California Gun-Free School Zone Act makes it a…
Safety Law News for October 1, 2021
— In Oregon, the United States District Court, ruled that the use of a taser by school resource officers was an excessive use of force. The student, enrolled in a college preparatory charter school, was discovered in a vacant building…
Safety Law News for September 27, 2021
— 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…
Safety Law News for September 21, 2021
— In Maryland, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland affirmed the dismissal of a negligence action brought by parents against teachers and administrators at their daughter’s middle school for injuries she received from fellow students. The court found that…
Safety Law News for September 3, 2021
— In California, the California Court of Appeal, upheld the decision by the juvenile court to sustain a wardship petition against a high school student for making a criminal threat on campus in violation of state law. The statements included,…
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 27, 2021
— In Missouri, the Federal District Court ruled that school officials did not violate the First Amendment rights of a student by suspending her from the volleyball team. The suspension followed evidence that the student recorded a video of herself…
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 17, 2021
— In West Virginia, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, reinstated the lawsuit of a transgender student, who identifies as male, who alleged harassment and bullying by an administrator after entering the boys’ restroom. The court agreed that…