Legislation to allow lawsuits against Colorado schools when there are shootings or other violence was signed into law yesterday by Governor John Hickenlooper. Lawsuits would be limited to $350,000 per victim or $900,000 per incident when there are serious injuries or deaths from violence and the school is accused of negligence. With the law, Colorado will be among Continue reading
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Governor Signs Bill Making Schools Liable for Violence
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Health Department Releases Workplace Fatalities Report
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released preliminary data from the 2013 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. According to the preliminary figures, there were 65 work-related deaths in 2013, which is 17 fewer than occurred in 2012. Transportation-related deaths Continue reading
School District Won’t Comment on Hazing Incident until After Investigation
Superintendent of Moffat County Schools Brent Curtis says until police from Craig and Evanston Wyoming finish their investigation, the district will refrain from commenting on the hazing incident that reportedly took place at the Moffat County High School Football Camp. The camp Continue reading
Investigation Into “Hazing” Incidents Continues
Nothing new yet from investigators looking into a claim of harassment and assault amongst the Moffat County High School football team at a camp they attended in Wyoming earlier this month. Parents of freshman students say their children were subject to violence and humiliation from Continue reading
