by Jennifer Childress | Oct 31, 2022 | Legal Developments
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, Cleveland State University offered courses online and used various methods to ensure the integrity of remote tests. One method involved using a student’s camera briefly to scan the test taker’s surroundings for potential...
by Jennifer Childress | Apr 6, 2022 | Legal Developments
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals out of Michigan recently affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to a school administrator and school resource officer accused of using excessive force against a student. The student alleged violations of the Fourth Amendment which...
by Jennifer Childress | Nov 4, 2020 | Legal Developments
The student’s lawsuit alleged injuries sustained after a band teacher grabbed his arm while attempting to discipline the student. The trial court dismissed federal constitutional claims brought under the Fourteenth and Fourth Amendments. Fourteenth Amendment due...
by Jennifer Childress | Sep 26, 2018 | Legal Developments, Students
On October 8, 2013, a group of seventh grade girls (twelve and thirteen-year-olds) were handcuffed, arrested, and transported in police vehicles from their middle school campus to the police station. An assistant principal had asked a school resource officer (“SRO”)...
by Jennifer Childress | May 23, 2017 | Students
A Dallas federal court on May 18, 2017, held that the student who was suspended for bringing a suspicious clock to school failed to state viable claims against the Irving Independent School District, Principal Daniel Cummings, and the City of Irving. The case, A.M....
