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EDUCATION EXPERT BLOG: EDUCATION LAW AND SCHOOL LIABILITY ISSUES

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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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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Campus Sexual Assault, Child/Student Supervision, Education Expert, Governmental Immunity, Harassment, Harassment/Bullying, Injury of Special Education Students, Personal Injury, School Gun Violence, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Police Violence, School Safety & Security, School Violence, Standard of Professional Care, Student Rights, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
September 12, 2018

Parents send their children to school expecting that their kids will be safe.  The parents trust that the school’s staff will act in their place and look out for their children’s welfare in the same way they would.  The presence of security guards, school police, or resource officers at the...

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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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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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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 with parents, entities and agencies charged with the care and supervision of children are responsible...

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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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Education Expert, Governmental Immunity, Harassment, Harassment/Bullying, Hazing, Personal Injury, Private Schools, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Premises Liability, School Safety & Security, School Sports Injury, Sexual Harassment, Standard of Professional Care, Student Rights, Title IX, Wrongful Death
March 17, 2016

Nationwide, 7.6 million students participate in interscholastic athletics, according to U.S. News and World Report. Keeping them safe is critically important to avoid school liability and sports injury lawsuits. And when sports injury occurs, schools may be found responsible if they failed to take reasonable precautions and supervision of students...

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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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Bullying, Child/Student Supervision, Daycare Negligence, Education Expert, Harassment/Bullying, Hazing, Injury of Special Education Students, Personal Injury, School Liability Section 1983, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Premises Liability, School Safety & Security, School Sports Injury, School Transportation Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Special Education, Standard of Professional Care, Student Rights, Title IX, Wrongful Death
November 24, 2015

Risk of personal injury to children is reduced when activities, facilities, equipment, personnel, and supervision are brought into compliance with “standards.” There are several sources of standards. Some standards are mandated by law through statutes. Additional standards are set forth by oversight authorities, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics,...

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504 accomodation, 504 plan, Child/Student Supervision, Critical Health Condition, Daycare Negligence, Education Expert, Governmental Immunity, Injury of Special Education Students, Personal Injury, Private Schools, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Premises Liability, School Safety & Security, School Sports Injury, School Transportation Injury, Special Education, Student Rights, Wrongful Death
October 20, 2015

Many school-aged children have medical conditions about which teachers, nurses, and others who are responsible for their health, safety, and well-being should know. If not addressed in the right way by administrators, teachers, or other officials, these conditions can result in a catastrophic incident, student injury and not to mention...

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