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EDUCATION EXPERT BLOG: EDUCATION LAW AND SCHOOL LIABILITY ISSUES

Bullying, Campus Sexual Assault, Child/Student Supervision, Education Expert, Governmental Immunity, Harassment, Harassment/Bullying, Hazing, Personal Injury, Private Schools, School Gun Violence, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Police Violence, School Safety & Security, School Violence, Standard of Professional Care, Student Rights, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
May 1, 2018

A school has a responsibility to protect students from harm.  Will arming teachers or placing armed security guards and police in the building make our schools safer and prevent school shootings? There is a great deal of debate as to whether more or different forms of attention to school safety...

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Bullying, Campus Sexual Assault, College Sexual Violence, Education Expert, Personal Injury, Private Schools, School Gun Violence, School Liability Section 1983, School Management, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Police Violence, School Premises Liability, School Safety & Security, School Violence, Wrongful Death
January 19, 2016

In the wake of recent incidences of gun violence, school safety and security has become an increasingly pressing concern in the United States and Canada. Schools, summer camps, daycare centers, and other agencies charged with the safety of children have a duty to protect them, and their ability to do...

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Personal Injury, Private Schools, School Liability Section 1983, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Sports Injury, School Transportation Injury, Special Education, Student Rights, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
April 23, 2015

For schools, summer camps, and day care centers, one of the key functions of student supervision is to identify dangerous conditions and then either stop the activity or warn of the danger. The supervisor must take appropriate action for the protection of the children. Duty to warn contemplates both having...

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Child/Student Supervision, Education Expert, Personal Injury, School Liability Section 1983, School Management, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Safety & Security, School Violence, Student Rights, Wrongful Death
November 21, 2013

The uncertainties surrounding the Massachusetts teacher murder of Colleen Ritzer last month and the death of student Kendrick Johnson in Georgia earlier this year illustrate how the unexpected can occur and school safety and security is a serious concern schools administrators are faced with on a daily basis. Schools have...

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