— In Kentucky, the Court of Appeals of Kentucky affirmed the application of qualified immunity in a case involving a student who while “in his fifth-period civics class, drank an alcoholic beverage from a water bottle” and when being taken…
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Safety Law News for August 31, 2023
— In Texas, the United States Court of Appeals, affirmed the ruling of the lower court granting summary judgment to the officer and the school district in a lawsuit where parents alleged that the officials intentionally discriminated against their child…
Safety Law News for August 29, 2023
— In Pennsylvania, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a lawsuit against a municipality and an SRO for violating the Fourth Amendment rights of a student. The student was injured when the SRO deployed a taser to prevent…
Safety Law News for August 14, 2023
— In Kentucky, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a trial court erred in granting a directed verdict in favor of a school teacher who chained a student to a tree to keep him from skipping class. Specifically, the…
Safety Law News for May 30, 2023
– In New Jersey, the United States District Court dismissed the lawsuit of a student who, “continued to go to school without a clear backpack” in violation of school policy. In upholding the school policy, the court stated that the…