Education-School Law

A SAMPLING OF “EDUCATION-SCHOOL LAW” ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE NEW YORK APPELLATE DIGEST SEARCHABLE DATABASE

EDUCATION-SCHOOL LAW issues in this database are pervasive. The issues include (but are far from limited to):

Assaults By and On Students (negligent supervision, ect.)

Assaults By and On School Employee (negligent supervision, training, hiring, retention, etc.);

Sports Injuries (negligent supervision, assumption of risk, etc.);

Playground Injuries;

Sexual Assaults By and On Students;

Sexual Offenses by Employees;

Accidental Injuries suffered by students (negligent supervision, off-campus, etc.);

College Disciplinary Proceedings (code of conduct violations by students, due process, right to counsel, review standards, proof standards, appropriateness of punishment, etc.);

Inadequate Security;

Accommodation of Student Disabilities;

Academic Performance (colleges, termination from a program, etc.);

Notice of Claim (late notice, etc.);

Slip and Fall (school grounds, etc.);

Sound and Basic Education (lawsuits to enforce constitutional right, etc.);

Bullying and Harassment;

Teachers (employment issues, etc.);

Administrators (employment issues, transfers, etc.);

Receivers (failing schools, etc.);

NYC Not Liable for Actions by NYC Department of Education;

Special Relationship (Department of Education’s obligation re: administrator injured breaking up a student fight, etc.);

Private Schools (reimbursement for care of autistic child, etc.);

Battery (gym class injuries, etc.);

Respondeat Superior;

Gym Class Injuries;

Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress (school employee relationship with student, etc.);

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (school employee relationship with student, etc.);

Negligence;

Unemployment Insurance (substitute teachers, etc.);

Zoning (schools not immune from zoning regulations, etc.);

Collective Bargaining Agreements;

Arbitration (collective bargaining agreements, discipline and suspension of students not arbitrable, etc.);

Expulsion (colleges);

Dismissal (colleges);

Contracts with outside agencies (prekindergarten program, etc.);

Charter schools (power to oversee its own programs, etc.).