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EDUCATION EXPERT BLOG: EDUCATION LAW AND SCHOOL LIABILITY ISSUES

Campus Sexual Assault, Child victims act claims, childhood sexual abuse, College Sexual Violence, Education Expert, Harassment, past sexual abuse, School liability, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse in Private Schools, Sexual Harassment, statute of limitations
May 25, 2023

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,...

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School Safety & Security, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Standard of Professional Care, Student Rights, Title IX, Uncategorized
July 19, 2022

Part 1 of this series provided a general overview of the Title IX Amendments of 2020 (the new Title IX rule or the Final Rule), how they differ from previous amendments, a definition of sexual harassment, the role of the Title IX coordinator, and who should report allegations of sexual...

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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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Uncategorized
October 29, 2019

Physical and school sexual abuse of students in educational institutions has been a recognized and foreseeable risk and something that all schools, including boarding and prep schools, need to proactively guard against. Boarding schools are responsible for the supervision of students in dorms and outside of the classroom to prevent...

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Education Expert, Governmental Immunity, Injury of Special Education Students, Personal Injury, Private Schools, School Liability Section 1983, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Safety & Security, School Transportation Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse in Private Schools, Sexual Harassment, Special Education, Standard of Professional Care, Student Rights, Title IX, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
June 21, 2018

Statistically, it’s safer to transport children to and from school by school bus than by car, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association. But accidents and other bus-related incidents that result in student injury and negligence are frequently causes for litigation and claims regarding negligent hiring of school bus...

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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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