South Dakota became the first state to enact a law explicitly authorizing school employees to carry guns on the job. Several other states already have provisions in their laws — or no legal restrictions — that make it possible for teachers to possess guns in the classroom. In fact, a...
Wherever there are public and private schools and organizations that provide activities for children, there are stories about school sexual harassment and abuse. In West Virginia, a fifth-grade teacher started a “sex club” with some of her students. She brought them to her home to “teach” them, by demonstration, about...
School Negligence Lawsuits and Appropriate Supervision of Children Many of the school negligence lawsuits for which Education Management Consulting, LLC, provides consultation and expert witness testimony involve the question of whether a school or agency provided appropriate supervision of children when someone under its care was injured. The question asked by...
Those of us who are passionate about child safety have a vision. It’s a vision we share with concerned parents, educators, and especially the kids whom schools and other agencies that supervise children, such as daycare centers or community youth organizations, have a responsibility to protect. It’s a vision where our...
Former Penn State Assistant Football Coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced this week to 30 to 60 years in prison. The sentence essentially guaranteed that the 68-year-old Sandusky would die in prison. Sandusky, the jury determined, had abused 10 boys — all of them from disadvantaged homes. Sandusky used his connections to...
The Incidents: The gate: Mr. Finkel’s mind was racing as fast as he was driving. What would he see when he got to the school? Would his daughter be screaming in pain? How badly was she bleeding? Did she lose all her fingers? Three minutes earlier, the school nurse had called him...