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Schools Find Lessons About Insurance Liability and COVID-19 Are Complicated

School officials and insurers across the country are facing questions about COVID-19-related insurance liability as they begin classes, but answers remain elusive, according to A.M. Best. “Uncertainty about the plethora of issues involved with school liability abounds,” A.M Best said …

Trump Administration Revises Sexual Assault Response Rules for Schools

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday issued a new policy that will reshape the way schools and universities respond to complaints of sexual misconduct, bolstering the rights of the accused and narrowing the scope of cases colleges are required to …

Students Sue Colleges for Saying No to Medical Cannabis

Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies. In states where medical marijuana is legal, students disciplined for using it are taking their …

Expert Outlines 5 School Insurance Liability Issues to Watch

Lilian A. Vanvieldt, senior vice president, educational entities practice leader for the national insurance agency Alliant, has spent more than three decades insuring schools across the country. Her book of business spans from the small school district in Maine that …

Oklahoma School District Sued Over Aide’s Alleged Molestation of 15 Girls

An Oklahoma school and its board of directors are being sued on behalf of 15 girls who say they were molested by a teacher’s aide. The federal lawsuit filed last week in Oklahoma City seeks unspecified damages from the Perry …

University of North Carolina, Plaintiffs Square Off Again Over Academic Lawsuit

Attorneys for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and athletes who played for the school argued in a state court on Friday whether a lawsuit filed against the school in connection with an academic scandal should be dismissed. …

Ohio Parents Test School Liability in Bullying, Child Suicide Case

The parents of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who hanged himself from his bunk bed with a necktie want school officials held responsible, testing the issue of school liability in suicides blamed on bullying. The wrongful death lawsuit filed by the …

North Carolina Appeals Court Refuses to Revive UNC Academic Sham Suit

A North Carolina appeals court won’t revive a lawsuit by two former athletes who say they were harmed by sham classes at the University of North Carolina. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a Charlotte-area judge properly …

Kinsale Launches Liability Coverage for Educational Institutions

Kinsale Insurance Co. (Kinsale), a subsidiary of Kinsale Capital Group, Inc., is now offering educational institution (school board) liability coverage through its Public Entity Division. The division targets hard-to-place/distressed educational institution risks that are typically non-renewed due to claim activity …

New Jersey Catholic School Settles Sexual Abuse Allegations for $1.9M

A Catholic school in New Jersey has settled allegations of child sexual abuse for $1.9 million. The agreement between Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell and 21 former students who said they were sexually abused by staff at the all …