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EDUCATION EXPERT BLOG: EDUCATION LAW AND SCHOOL LIABILITY ISSUES

Campus Sexual Assault, College Sexual Violence, Education Expert, Harassment, Personal Injury, School Violence, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Standard of Professional Care, Student Rights, Title IX
June 22, 2016

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program, including in colleges and universities, if those programs or activities associated with the institution receive federal funding. Under Title IX, sex discrimination includes sexual...

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Education Expert, Governmental Immunity, Harassment, Harassment/Bullying, Hazing, Personal Injury, Private Schools, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Premises Liability, School Safety & Security, School Sports Injury, Sexual Harassment, Standard of Professional Care, Student Rights, Title IX, Wrongful Death
March 17, 2016

Nationwide, 7.6 million students participate in interscholastic athletics, according to U.S. News and World Report. Keeping them safe is critically important to avoid school liability and sports injury lawsuits. And when sports injury occurs, schools may be found responsible if they failed to take reasonable precautions and supervision of students...

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Campus Sexual Assault, Harassment, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Student Rights, Title IX, Uncategorized
February 17, 2016

As difficult as it might be to accept and understand, abuse of children is occurring at an alarming rate in our nation’s schools, daycare centers, camps, and other institutions. Even with state laws that require child abuse reporting and institutional policies that address sexual abuse prevention, identification, and reporting, abuse...

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Child/Student Supervision, Daycare Negligence, Education Expert, Governmental Immunity, Harassment, Harassment/Bullying, Hazing, Injury of Special Education Students, Personal Injury, Private Schools, Restraint and Seclusion at Schools, School Liability Section 1983, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Police Violence, School Premises Liability, School Safety & Security, School Transportation Injury, School Violence, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Special Education, Student Rights, Wrongful Death
September 16, 2015

In my profession as an education administration and student supervision expert, I have observed that residential schools and boarding schools present a higher duty than day schools to supervise children and a greater opportunity for the school to be found liable for child abuse and injury. When children are living...

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Education Expert, Employment Discrimination, Harassment, Private Schools, School Management, Sexual Harassment, Teacher Employment Discrimination, Title VII, Uncategorized
January 22, 2015

Employment decisions in public and private schools should be based on qualifications, performance, merit, and seniority rather than race, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability. One frequently asked question under these circumstances is, “Can I sue my employer for discrimination?” Simply put, teachers and other school personnel can pursue...

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Bullying, Child/Student Supervision, Education Expert, Harassment, Harassment/Bullying, Hazing, Personal Injury, School Liability Section 1983, School Sports Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Student Rights, Title IX
November 18, 2014

School coaches have a duty to protect athletes from harm, including emotional or physical harm that may result from locker room hazing. High school hazing in athletics has many beginnings — the most prominent being an attitude of superiority among senior athletes and the belief that a weaker or younger...

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