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Repeated Assaults of Kindergartner on School Bus Lead to Various Federal Law Claims

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In October 2023, a five-year-old girl (Roe) in the Red Lion Area School District (District) was reportedly physically and sexually assaulted by a male student while riding a school bus. After this incident, no measures were...more

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When Minor Classroom Misbehavior Escalates to a Federal Court Lawsuit

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In a recent case, a seventh grade boy was written up by his teacher because she saw him selling candy in class. The student told an assistant principal that he had hidden the candy in the bottom of a garbage can, and a later...more

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Student Assaulted By Classmate Cannot Sue School District for Violation Of Constitutional Rights

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D.M. by Sottosanti-Mack v. Easton Area Sch. Dist., CV 17-1553, 2017 WL 6557560 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 22, 2017). District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismisses § 1983 claim that school district violated student’s...more

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