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Michigan teachers may sue if school board fails to comply with statutory duty to expel students guilty of assault

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Michigan teachers may sue if school board fails to comply with statutory duty to expel students guilty of assault
Source: Adjunct Law Prof Blog; http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/adjunctprofs/
Reproduced with permission. Copyright © 2010, Mitchell H. Rubinstein, Esq., Adjunct Professor of Law, St. Johns Law School and New York Law School, All rights reserved.

Teachers have standing under Michigan Constitution to sue school board for failure to comply with statutory duty to expel students who have assaulted a teacher

Lansing Sch. Educ. Ass?n v. Lansing Bd. of Educ., No. 138401 (Mich. Jul. 31, 2010), is an interesting case. The Michigan Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that teachers who were allegedly physically assaulted by students have standing to bring suit against the school board for failure to comply with its statutory duty to expel those students. The court overruled its previous precedent in Lee v Macomb Co Bd of Comm?rs , 464 Mich 726; 629 NW2d 900 (2001).
The court determined that the plaintiff teachers in this case had standing to sue the school board because they have a significant interest distinct from that of the general public in the enforcement of the statute, as the statute?s purpose is to protect their safety and their ability to effectively teach.

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

Full post as published by New York Public Personnel Law on September 23, 2010 (boomark / email).