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EDUCATION EXPERT BLOG: EDUCATION LAW AND SCHOOL LIABILITY ISSUES

Bullying, Child/Student Supervision, Critical Health Condition, Daycare Negligence, Education Expert, Governmental Immunity, Hazing, Injury of Special Education Students, Personal Injury, Private Schools, Restraint and Seclusion at Schools, School Gun Violence, School Liability Section 1983, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Police Violence, School Premises Liability, School Safety & Security, School Sports Injury, School Transportation Injury, School Violence, Special Education, Standard of Professional Care, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
January 24, 2018

When risk is managed, injury, student death, and resulting litigation are less likely to occur. All too frequently, it is only after a tragedy that officials look back and ask, “How could this have been avoided?” Risk management is a far-reaching topic, but when focused on the professional standard of...

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Child/Student Supervision, Daycare Negligence, Education Expert, Harassment, Personal Injury, Private Schools, School Liability Section 1983, School Negligence Lawsuit, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse in Private Schools, Sexual Harassment, Special Education, Standard of Professional Care, Student Rights, Title IX, Uncategorized
December 12, 2017

Standard of care is a general expression of what constitutes care in professions such as medicine, nursing, education, or child care administration. In schools and other agencies responsible for the care and supervision of children, the professional standard of care is the ethical or legal responsibility of a professional to...

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Bullying, Campus Sexual Assault, College Sexual Violence, Education Expert, Harassment, Harassment/Bullying, Personal Injury, Private Schools, School Management, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Premises Liability, School Violence, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse in Private Schools, Sexual Harassment, Standard of Professional Care, Student Rights, Title IX
October 11, 2017

Title IX, the law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in public education programs, is also relevant in application of professional standards within the context of private school sexual abuse and harassment and their response to alleged incidents.  Every school that accepts federal funding for any program or...

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504 accomodation, 504 plan, Bullying, Campus Sexual Assault, Child Custody/School Review, Child/Student Supervision, College Sexual Violence, Critical Health Condition, Daycare Negligence, Education Expert, Employment Discrimination, Governmental Immunity, Harassment, Harassment/Bullying, Hazing, Injury of Special Education Students, Personal Injury, Private Schools, Restraint and Seclusion at Schools, School Gun Violence, School Liability Section 1983, School Management, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Police Violence, School Premises Liability, School Safety & Security, School Sports Injury, School Transportation Injury, School Violence, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Special Education, Standard of Professional Care, Student Rights, Teacher Employment Discrimination, Title IX, Title VII, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
July 25, 2017

Parents are responsible for the protection and care of their children, and there may be legal consequences if a parent negligently fails to take reasonable steps to protect his or her child from harm, as well as the need for a child custody expert witness. As with parents, entities and...

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Daycare Negligence, Education Expert, Injury of Special Education Students, Personal Injury, Private Schools, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Safety & Security, School Violence, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Special Education, Standard of Professional Care, Uncategorized
November 17, 2016

Schools, after-school programs, summer camps, sunday schools, daycares and other agencies that supervise children are responsible for student safety of children in their care. Failing to apply the same attention to ensuring that non-licensed individuals, such as volunteers, meet the same standards as teachers and other paid staff can place...

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Child/Student Supervision, Daycare Negligence, Education Expert, Injury of Special Education Students, Personal Injury, Private Schools, Restraint and Seclusion at Schools, School Liability Section 1983, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Police Violence, Sexual Abuse, Special Education, Standard of Professional Care, Student Rights, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
May 12, 2016

Some of our most vulnerable children are relegated to a life away from parents, family, and their school to live where other adults take the place of their parents and are responsible for their custody or care - legally defined as in loco parentis. This occurs when children are placed...

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