— In Michigan, the United States District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the expulsion of a student for making a threatening remark about a gun while on campus. The student “made a remark about a gun to…
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Safety Law News for December 4, 2025
— In Tennessee, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee, affirmed the dismissal of a case involving an injury to a student that both the trial court and the appellate court declared to be “an unfortunate, but unforeseeable accident.” The injury…
Safety Law News for June 26, 2025
— In Illinois, the Appellate Court of Illinois affirmed the decision of school officials of a private high school to “to expel students who were found to be responsible for offensive and divisive social media accounts.” The students used social…
Safety Law News for June 11, 2025
— In New York, the United States District Court upheld the decision of school officials to suspend and arrest a student “for the crime of Falsely Reporting an Incident.” The decision to suspend and arrest arose after another “student (while…
Safety Law News for May 29, 2025
— In Michigan, the United States District Court upheld the expulsion of a student for making a threatening remark about a gun while on campus. The student “made a remark about a gun to several other students…At least four students…
Safety Law News for April 1, 2025
— In Alabama, the United States District Court dismissed a case brought by a parent who accused school officials of being deliberately indifferent to sexual harassment and assault which their child was experiencing at school. The case arose out of…
Safety Law News for December 11, 2024
— In Virginia, the Court of Appeals of Virginia denied the Prince William County School Board immunity in a lawsuit claiming gross negligence by campus educators. The case arose out of injuries sustained by a victimized special needs student in…
Safety Law News for August 29, 2024
— In Virginia, the Court of Appeals of Virginia denied immunity for school officials after a ten year old student, getting off his school bus, was hit by a car as he was crossing the street. The student alleged negligence…
Safety Law News for July 12, 2024
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division reversed the dismissal of an injury case, sending it back to trial on the issue of the failure of the school to properly supervise its students. The injury occurred when the…
Safety Law News for June 17, 2024
— In Arizona, the Court of Appeals of Arizona affirmed the conviction of a teacher of sexual exploitation of a minor based upon the “evidence found on (his) laptop computer” at school. The search of the computer occurred when a…