Former principal wins, then loses, $155.7 million verdict 
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: November 30, 2012
Tags: conspiracy, defamation, Florida, intentional infliction of emotional distress, school, sex harassment, tortious interference, wrongful termination
The former principal of a successful charter school has won a disputed $155.7 million verdict against the city manager for destroying her reputation.
Student with cerebral palsy settles suit over eye injury
Published: November 8, 2012
Tags: cerebral palsy, duty of care, Maryland, medical bills, negligence, negligent supervision, school
A Maryland teenager with cerebral palsy who lost an eye when a fellow student allegedly threw a book at her face will get $55,000 from the city of Baltimore under a settlement approved by the City Board of Estimates.
Teacher sexually tormented by students wins $450,000 settlement
Published: September 21, 2012
Tags: high school, New York, retaliation, school, sexual harassment, teacher
A high school teacher who said she was sexually tormented by her students and then punished for complaining has scored a $450,000 settlement from the city.
Eight families settle suit over fatal school bus crash
Published: August 20, 2012
Tags: bus crash, school, Texas
Eight families who had children on an Academy school bus last January that collided with a delivery truck in Little River, Texas have settled with the company that owned the truck.
School district reaches $825,000 settlement in sexual assaults suit
Published: July 17, 2012
Tags: minor, negligence, Pennsylvania, school, sexual assault
The Allentown School District and the families of four boys who say they were sexually assaulted at an elementary school have reached an $825,000 court settlement.
School board and former VP settle retirement suit
Published: July 11, 2012
Tags: retaliation, school, West Virginia, wrongful termination
Kanawha County, W.Va. school officials have reportedly settled a lawsuit filed by a former high school vice principal.
Jury awards $4 million to two girls in molestation case
Published: March 23, 2012
Tags: California, molestation, school, teacher
A jury has awarded more than $4 million to two girls who claimed they were molested by a Sacramento physical education teacher.
Boy arrested after burping in class
Published: December 19, 2011
Tags: New Mexico, school, wrongful arrest
A 13-year-old was handcuffed and hauled off to a juvenile detention for burping in class, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed against an Albuquerque public school principal, a teacher and a city police officer.
District settles racial discrimination suit for $450,000
Published: November 3, 2011
Tags: Illinois, racial discrimination, school
A lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against Peoria, Ill. District 150 filed nearly two years ago has been settled for a sum of $450,000.
Family awarded $6.9 million for son’s brain injury
Published: April 14, 2011
Tags: brain injury, Florida, school
The family of a Florida high school student who suffered permanent brain injury in 2007 at an after-school fundraiser was awarded nearly $6.9 million.
