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Insurer Settles Washington High School Shooting Lawsuit for $18M

The families of five Washington state high school students shot in a high school cafeteria in 2014 have settled a lawsuit against the school district’s insurance company for $18 million. Attorney Lincoln Beauregard, who represented the plaintiffs, said the settlement …

3 Kansas Families Sue After Kids Hurt on Monkey Bars

Three Kansas families whose young children broke bones while playing on a Hutchinson elementary school’s monkey bars have sued the school district for negligence. The Hutchinson News reports two of the families have settled their cases, with the district’s liability …

Missouri Paper Sues School District Over Records

A southwest Missouri newspaper is suing a school district for not disclosing how much money the district paid to the family of a middle school girl who claimed her school ignored allegations she had been repeatedly raped by a fellow …

Indiana School District Says Student Could Have Avoided Sex With Coach

An Indiana teenager who had sex with her high school volleyball coach knew what she was doing and assumed all risk, according to court documents the school district filed this week in response to an $18.7 million lawsuit filed by …

Parents Sue Kansas High School Over Hazing

The parents of a Seneca High School student are suing the Kansas school district over hazing at a football camp. Paul and Kristi Smith say in the lawsuit that their son, who is now 16, suffered severe cuts, bruising and …