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Washington School Bus Carrier Could be Fined $364K for Safety Violations
Feb 28 2022 // Washington state regulators found more than 600 safety and procedural violations by school bus carrier First Student in the past two years, dozens of which persisted for years after company officials were warned of the...
Virginia School Board to Appeal Judge’s Ruling Blocking Elite School’s Admissions Policy
Feb 28 2022 // A federal judge ruled Friday that a Virginia school system illegally discriminated against Asian Americans when it overhauled the admissions policies at an elite public school. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Claude...
School District in Washington Offers $34M in Toxic Exposure Case
Feb 21 2022 // The Monroe, Washington, School District offered a $34 million settlement to students and parents exposed to toxic chemicals on a public school campus. The district proposed the settlement in November under court seal,...
Texas Supreme Court Rules Golf Cart Accident Isn’t Covered in District’s Auto Liability Policy
Feb 14 2022 // The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled that injuries suffered in a golf cart at a school isn’t covered in an auto liability policy held by the school district. In Pharr–San Juan–Alamo Independent School District,...
Kansas University Settles Free-Speech Lawsuit
Feb 14 2022 // Haskell Indian Nations University has settled a lawsuit filed after a former university president sought to dictate what student journalists could report and write. Free-speech advocates said the settlement agreement with...
Florida Teacher Dies Day After Being Hit by SUV Outside High School
Feb 14 2022 // A Florida teacher died Friday, a day after being struck by an SUV and trapped underneath it in the back parking lot of a Tampa Bay area high school, officials said. The Pasco County School District announced the death of...
Suit by 3 Students Alleges Harvard University Ignored Sexual Harassment
Feb 11 2022 // Three Harvard University graduate students said in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Ivy League school for years ignored complaints about sexual harassment by a renowned professor and allowed him to intimidate...
UCLA Settling Gynecologist Sex Abuse Lawsuit for $246M
Feb 9 2022 // The University of California has agreed to pay $246.3 million to settle allegations that hundreds of women were sexually abused by a former UCLA gynecologist, lawyers and the university announced Tuesday. The settlement...
School District in Washington Offers $34M in Toxic Exposure Case
Feb 9 2022 // The Monroe, Washington, School District offered a $34 million settlement to students and parents exposed to toxic chemicals on a public school campus. The Seattle Times reports the district proposed the settlement in...
Group of Ohio State Sex Abuse Survivors Appeal Lawsuit Dismissal
Feb 7 2022 // The inappropriate behavior of a long-dead Ohio State team doctor went unrecognized as sexual abuse until only recently and hence a deadline for suing the university over the abuse has not passed, a group of survivors argue...
South Carolina House Doubles Fines for Passing Stopped School Bus
Feb 7 2022 // The South Carolina House has approved a bill that increases the penalties for passing a stopped school bus and requires all buses to have longer stop sign arms to extend across a lane of traffic. The bill approved on a...
Family of Unresponsive University of Missouri Student Sues Fraternity Over Hazing
Feb 4 2022 // The parents of a Minnesota man allege in a lawsuit that he has been unresponsive and requires constant medical care since being forced to drink a bottle of vodka at a fraternity at the University of Missouri. Daniel...
Former U. of Michigan Students’ Lawsuit Accuses Ex-Professor of Sexual Misconduct
Feb 2 2022 // Students of a former University of Michigan lecturer recounted stories of alleged sexual assault, psychological torture and university negligence Monday before filing a lawsuit against the professor and the school. On a...
Wisconsin School District Sued For Pay Discrimination
Jan 31 2022 // Verona Area School District, which serves Verona and parts of Fitchburg and Madison, Wisconsin, violated federal law when it paid female special education teachers and a school psychologist lower wages than male employees...
Connecticut Court Rules University Not Liable for Teens’ Abuse
Jan 31 2022 // Connecticut’s Appellate Court ruled Friday that Wesleyan University cannot be held responsible for the alleged abuse of boys in its basketball facilities and the dorm room of a basketball player during the early...
National Alliance Brings CISR High School Program to Laredo School District Thanks to 2022 Spencer Educational Foundation Grant
Jan 26 2022 // AUSTIN, TX, January 26, 2022, – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research is a proud recipient of a 2022 Spencer Educational Foundation grant to support and expand the Certified Insurance Service...
Maine College Settles with Female Coaches on Pay, Treatment
Jan 24 2022 // Attorneys for a Maine college and five female athletics coaches said Friday they have reached a settlement stemming from a lawsuit over fair pay and working conditions. Lawyers representing Colby College and the coaches...
School District in California to Pay $14.7M in Teacher Sex Abuse Case
Jan 21 2022 // The Los Angeles Unified School District agreed to pay $14.7 million to seven former students at an elementary school who claim their teacher sexually abused them several years ago. Rene Tenas, who taught fourth grade at...
Snow Collapses Dorm Roof at North Carolina College, Knocks Out Power in South
Jan 18 2022 // Heavy snow during a winter storm Sunday caused part of a roof to collapse on a dorm at Brevard College, but all 50 students inside got out safely, authorities said. Emergency crews responded to Jones Hall just after 3 p.m....
Former University of Evansville Basketball Coach Sues School for $75K
Jan 5 2022 // Former University of Evansville basketball coach Walter McCarty is suing the school, saying it owes him more than $75,000 under the terms of the contract he signed four years ago. The federal lawsuit filed Dec. 20 alleges...
