Florida Judge Dismisses Most Of Parkland Students’ Claims Against Officials

Mealey's (January 14, 2019, 10:30 AM EST) -- MIAMI — School and law enforcement officials had no constitutional duty to protect students from a shooter who killed 17 students and teachers at a high school in Parkland, Fla.  A federal judge on Dec. 12 dismissed nearly all the students’ claims but allowed allegations that a school official illegally searched a student’s backpack the morning of the shooting to move forward (L.S., et al. v. Scot Peterson, et al., No. 18-61577, S.D. Fla., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210273)....