Key Takeaways Experts analyze, classify incidents, and opine on what exactly happened They help establish whether prevention and response protocols met or violated the standards governing how institutions should address incidents They can substantiate the harms caused by incidents and whether the institutions’ actions or inactions were the probable cause...
Key Takeaways: Schools and child-and youth-oriented agencies must uphold a higher standard of care tailored to a child’s unique needs when supervising children with behavioural and physical disabilities. They should ensure safety through adequate supervision of children with disabilities, specialized programs and services for qualifying students, and addressing issues that...
The role of an expert witness in helping streamline and ensure the integrity of legal proceedings cannot be overstated. Still, plaintiff and defendant attorneys often face the challenge of finding, from case to case, a substantially credible expert who can withstand rigorous cross-examination and present an impactful testimony in court. Before...
All colleges and universities owe some level of care and have a duty to keep students reasonably safe while attending school and residing on campus. Colleges and universities have to plan and take proactive initiatives to minimize the incidence of violent crimes and student injury and harm resulting from college...
In the field of education administration and student supervision, the current professional standard of care related to prevention, detection, investigation, and remediation of child sexual abuse and harassment is the result of a cumulative progression of events and cultural changes over several decades. This includes standards for maintaining appropriate policies,...
Schools have a duty to protect students, faculty, and staff from harm arising from acts of violence, such as school shootings, when the harm is reasonably foreseeable. However, schools are not built like fortresses, nor should they be. It is not the latest security technology, metal detectors, or an indoor...