Legal Articles, General Practice
Categories of Student Misbehavior Qualifying for Suspension
Categories of Student Misbehavior Qualifying for Suspension
Suspensions as Disciplinary Tools for Student Misbehavior
Suspensions as Disciplinary Tools for Student Misbehavior
Extremely Intrusive Strip Searches of Students Are Unconstitutional…Mostly?
Extremely Intrusive Strip Searches of Students Are Unconstitutional…Mostly?
What Does a Car Accident Lawyer Do?
Discover how a car accident lawyer can guide you through legal processes, negotiate with insurance companies, and secure fair compensation.
Parental Consequences for Chronically Truant Schoolchildren
Studies[1]highlight the issue of chronic truancy in recent years: as one journalist quipped, “In order for young people to do better in school, it helps if they actually are in school.”[2]School districts are particularly divergent in how to reduce truancy rates. Some have elected to give away gift cards (Dallas, Cincinatti), iPads (DeSoto, Texas), major league baseball tickets (Kansas City, Houston), and even cars (Dallas-Fort Worth area).[3]Other school districts, however, seek to hit parents and students where it really hurts: their wallets and through court involvement.
Is Warrantless Drug Testing in Our Schools Constitutional?
Is Warrantless Drug Testing in Our Schools Constitutional?
Suspension Rates of Minority Students in Connecticut Schools Remains Stagnant
Suspension Rates of Minority Students in Connecticut Schools Remains Stagnant
Student Injured at School Awarded $40K
On March 19, 2013, the plaintiff (a student) arrived at the Engineering Science University Magnet School and headed to the auditorium to have his breakfast as he did every morning, according to court documents. There was one teacher on duty, who was charged with watching over 70 to 75 students before they headed off to class. But 10 minutes before school was to start, another teacher was chasing after two students. She was running with a pair of safety scissors in her hand, which she dropped in the chaos.
School and Town Claim Immunity After Ice-Related Injury
In the case of Caruso v. Town of Westport, a husband and wife sued the Town of Westport and its school board for injuries resulting from negligence, as well as a loss of consortium. In law, negligence is the failure to use reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another. In order to succeed in this claim, the husband and wife must prove that (1) the town and school owed a duty of care to the husband and wife, (2) the town and school breached that duty, and(3) the breach of duty was a direct cause of the husband and wife’s (4) real and compensable injury.