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Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Court Limits Title IX / Civil Rights Claims Against Participating Districts in Technology Centers

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B.W. v. Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County, 2024 W.L. 4300718 (M.D. Pa. 2024). On various claims arising from alleged abuse of former students, Federal District Court denies summary judgment for career technology...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Student Cannot Claim Damages for Emotional Distress or Negligence Arising from Hazing

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Michael Reed V. Mount Carmel Area School District, Et Al., Case No. 4:23-Cv-00890 (M.d. Pa., October 3, 2023) U.S. District Court dismissed claims against School District for emotional distress under Title IX and for...more

Marshall Dennehey

The Political Subdivision and Torts Claim Act’s Sexual Abuse Exception: Application to Post-Assault in School Harassment

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Key Points: The Political Subdivision and Torts Claim Act still provides immunity to school districts in cases where a student adjudicated of sexual assault continues harassment of a student in the school setting because no...more

Franczek P.C.

Federal Case Highlights Nuances of Addressing Sexual Harassment Involving Students with Disabilities

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In March, the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Washington ruled against a school district in favor of a student with intellectual disabilities, who was awarded $500,000 by a jury based on the district’s failure...more

TNG Consulting

Campuses and the Courts: M.M. v. San Juan Unified Sch. Dist.

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M.M. v. San Juan Unified Sch. Dist., No. 219CV00398TLNEFB, 2020 WL 5702265 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 24, 2020) - SUMMARY OF PROCEDURAL HISTORY: M.M., a nine-year-old female student in the San Juan Unified School District (SJUSD),...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Potential liability and defenses related to COVID-19 for public educational institutions

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With the 2020-2021 school year about to begin, some consideration needs to be given by public educa­tional institutions to potential liability. Summarized in this article are some of the potential claims that may be asserted...more

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