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EDUCATION EXPERT BLOG: EDUCATION LAW AND SCHOOL LIABILITY ISSUES

Bullying, Campus Sexual Assault, College Sexual Violence, Education Expert, Personal Injury, Private Schools, School Gun Violence, School Liability Section 1983, School Management, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Police Violence, School Premises Liability, School Safety & Security, School Violence, Wrongful Death
January 19, 2016

In the wake of recent incidences of gun violence, school safety and security has become an increasingly pressing concern in the United States and Canada. Schools, summer camps, daycare centers, and other agencies charged with the safety of children have a duty to protect them, and their ability to do...

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Bullying, Campus Sexual Assault, Child/Student Supervision, College Sexual Violence, Daycare Negligence, Education Expert, Governmental Immunity, Harassment, Harassment/Bullying, Personal Injury, Private Schools, School Liability Section 1983, School Management, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Safety & Security, School Sports Injury, School Transportation Injury, School Violence, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Special Education, Student Rights, Title IX, Wrongful Death
October 23, 2014

When a student personal injury in a public school triggers litigation, plaintiff and defendant attorneys must address the concept of governmental immunity. In general, governmental immunity shields public schools from tort litigation and liability. Governmental immunity is not universally applicable, however, depending on how the facts of a specific case...

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Campus Sexual Assault, College Sexual Violence, Harassment, Personal Injury, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Violence, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Student Rights, Title IX, Uncategorized
August 14, 2014

In 2011, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter to college and university administrators about implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in regards to campus sexual assault cases. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in...

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