School district sued for failure to stop bullying 
By:
Associated Press
Published: December 13, 2010
Tags: bullying, high school, school bullying, sexual orientation discrimination, Washington
A 19-year-old graduate from Aberdeen High School in Washington State is suing the school district there, saying officials did nothing to keep him from being bullied.
Laptop webcam scandal ends with $610,000 settlement
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: October 12, 2010
Tags: high school, laptop, Pennsylvania, privacy, webcam
A Pennsylvanian School District will pay $610,000 to settle lawsuits over its tracking of student laptop computers, ending an eight-month saga that thrust the elite district into a global spotlight and stirred questions about technology and privacy in schools.
Paralyzed man receives $8 million settlement from city
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: September 27, 2010
Tags: accident, football, high school, New York, paralysis
Blake Hunt, the Flushing, N.Y. High School football player who was paralyzed during a scrimmage and has spent the past three years at a nursing home, has received a settlement in his lawsuit against the city in the amount of $8 million.
Negligence lawsuit against teacher settled
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: August 18, 2010
Tags: high school, Kentucky, negligence
A lawsuit alleging negligence filed by a former Madison Southern High School, Ky. student against his teacher has been settled.
Bully, victim reach out-of-court settlement
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: July 21, 2010
Tags: bullying, high school, Ohio, sexual assault
A lawsuit against a former Milford, Ohio student accused of assaulting a teammate has been settled out of court one day after a judge dismissed portions of the complaint.
High school football player’s injury case settled
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: July 13, 2010
Tags: football, high school, negligence, paralysis, Vermont
A former Spaulding High School, Vt. football player whose suffered a broken spine when he tried to tackle an opposing player in 2005 has reached a settlement with the Barre Supervisory Union, which he sued for negligence in a civil case filed more than two years ago.
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