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EDUCATION EXPERT BLOG: EDUCATION LAW AND SCHOOL LIABILITY ISSUES

Child/Student Supervision, Education Expert, Personal Injury, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Transportation Injury, Special Education, Student Rights, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
October 7, 2026

For schools, daycare centers, after-school programs, and camps, children with disabilities often present significant supervisory challenges and require a heightened level of care. If a special needs child is seriously hurt or killed at school because of failure to address their needs adequately, negligent supervision may be viewed as a...

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Child/Student Supervision, Education Expert, Personal Injury, School Liability Section 1983, School Management, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Safety & Security, School Transportation Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Student Rights, Student safety, Title IX, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
January 23, 2026

School negligence cases involving teachers, coaches, camp counselors, bus drivers, and other personnel resulting in injury to a child are ever-present in the news. Negligence in schools that results in sexual abuse, death, and sports injury all present opportunities for costly negligence claims that may entail large settlements or grave...

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Personal Injury
May 16, 2025

Key Takeaways Expert testimony is crucial for navigating negligence and personal injury cases in schools. Proving negligence in student injury cases requires establishing four key elements: duty of care, breach of duty, causation, and damages. A qualified student injury expert witness provides objective, actionable insights to help attorneys build a...

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Campus Sexual Assault, College campus safety, College Sexual Violence, Education Expert, Harassment/Bullying, Personal Injury, School Gun Violence, School liability, School Safety & Security, School Violence, Sexual Abuse, Standard of Professional Care, Student safety
July 18, 2023

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...

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Education Expert, Gun Control, Personal Injury, School Gun Violence, School liability, School Management, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Safety & Security, School Shooting, School shooting prevention, School Shootings, School Violence, Standard of Professional Care, Student safety, Wrongful Death
March 10, 2023

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...

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Campus Sexual Assault, College Sexual Violence, Discriminatory Harassment, Education Expert, Harassment, Harassment/Bullying, Hazing, Personal Injury, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Safety & Security, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Standard of Professional Care, Student Rights, Title IX
April 6, 2022

Public K-12 school districts, colleges, universities, and other educational institutions receiving public funds must operate their education programs and activities in a nondiscriminatory manner, free from discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity (Office for Civil Rights [OCR], 2021b). Since the new Title IX rule, known as the...

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