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EDUCATION EXPERT BLOG: EDUCATION LAW AND SCHOOL LIABILITY ISSUES

Campus Sexual Assault, College Sexual Violence, Education Expert, Harassment, Personal Injury, School Violence, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Standard of Professional Care, Student Rights, Title IX
June 22, 2016

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program, including in colleges and universities, if those programs or activities associated with the institution receive federal funding. Under Title IX, sex discrimination includes sexual...

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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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Injury of Special Education Students, Personal Injury, Restraint and Seclusion at Schools, School Liability Section 1983, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Police Violence, School Premises Liability, School Safety & Security, School Sports Injury, School Violence, Student Rights, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death
July 23, 2015

The first responsibility of educators and those who supervise children in residential programs, day care centers, before- and after-school programs, and other settings is to make sure that these programs foster learning and care in a safe environment. Asking third graders to move a cart with a heavy TV on...

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Bullying, Child/Student Supervision, Education Expert, Harassment, Harassment/Bullying, Hazing, Personal Injury, School Liability Section 1983, School Sports Injury, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Student Rights, Title IX
November 18, 2014

School coaches have a duty to protect athletes from harm, including emotional or physical harm that may result from locker room hazing. High school hazing in athletics has many beginnings — the most prominent being an attitude of superiority among senior athletes and the belief that a weaker or younger...

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Campus Sexual Assault, College Sexual Violence, Harassment, Personal Injury, School Negligence Lawsuit, School Violence, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Student Rights, Title IX, Uncategorized
August 14, 2014

In 2011, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter to college and university administrators about implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in regards to campus sexual assault cases. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in...

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Bullying, Education Expert, Harassment, Harassment/Bullying, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Student Rights
July 10, 2014

Harassment in schools manifests when a student is targeted and discriminated against due to their national origin, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or other identifiable characteristics, leading to an unsafe and hostile learning environment. Such discrimination can include physical acts, verbal insults, social exclusion, or other behaviors that degrade...

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