Tag: #Virginia

Safety Law News for October 15, 2021

— In South Carolina, the United States District Court ruled that the “Disturbing Schools” statute was unconstitutionally vague as applied to elementary and secondary school students in the state.  The provisions of the law criminalized, in part, a person who…

Safety Law News for October 12, 2021

— 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…

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…