— In New York, the United States District Court approved the request of a group of parents suing an elementary-school administrator for “dozens of counts of child abuse,” to add on claims against others as well as the school district…
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Safety Law News for August 26, 2024
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, refused to dismiss a case bought by parents of the child who “was sexually abused by a principal while a student.” The pattern of abuse involved the administrator “repeatedly meeting alone…
Safety Law News for July 16, 2024
— In Massachusetts, the United States District Court refused to apply immunity to educators in a case brought by parents of a child who committed suicide after relentless bullying by fellow students. The court refused to dismiss claims based upon…
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 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 May 12, 2023
– In California, the California Court of Appeal reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a student who was shot in the head by a gun brought to his seventh grade science class by a fellow student. The lawsuit…
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 June 28, 2021
— The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a school violated a student’s First Amendment rights when it suspended her from the cheerleading squad. The school discipline was in response to the student’s use of profanity in a social media post,…
Safety Law News for May 28, 2021
In North Carolina, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina ruled that a 13-year-old student was in custody and therefore entitled to Miranda warnings prior to being interrogated by a school principal accompanied by a school resource officer who remained…