— In Texas, the United States Court of Appeals ruled that a school resource officer was not liable for tasing a special education student who was trying to leave the school after engaging in disruptive behavior. The Court held that…
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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 10, 2021
— In Wisconsin, the United States District Court upheld the dress code of two schools that disciplined students for wearing shirts bearing images of guns while attending school. One shirt bore the image of a revolver with the words, “Smith…
Safety Law News for March 23, 2021
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, held that a school was not liable for injuries sustained by a student at the hands of a fellow student. The court ruled that “a school district acts in loco parentis…
Safety Law News for February 3rd, 2021
— In Wisconsin, the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin affirmed the adjudication of delinquency of a juvenile who, while unarmed and loitering on campus, repeatedly threatened to shoot a school administrator. The court ruled that the state law that prohibits…
Safety Law News for November 4, 2020
— In Virginia, the Alexandria School Board approved a revised memorandum of understanding with the Alexandria Police Department to keep school resource officers in Alexandria schools. The vice chair of the school board made this statement, “I’m really baffled by…
Safety Law News for October 7th, 2020
— In Illinois, a survey from the community of parents, students, and school staff at the Waukegan Community Unit School District notes that a majority of students, parents, and staff prefer to keep the school resource officer program. Among students,…
Safety Law News for September 14, 2020
In Texas, the United States District Court held that a special needs student who was injured on a school sponsored field trip could not bring a claim under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), § 504 of the Rehabilitation…
Safety Law News for September 8th, 2020
— In Florida, the District Court of Appeal of Florida affirmed the ruling of the lower court that the school resource officer on duty during the campus shooting at Parkland High School was not entitled to immunity. The court ruled…
Safety Law News for August 25th, 2020
— In Maine, the United States Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction that prevented school officials from suspending a student who posted a sticky note in the bathroom that said, “THERE’S A RAPIST IN OUR SCHOOL AND YOU KNOW…