SAN FRANCISCO — A California appeals court ruled in favor of the University of California Board of Regents on Wednesday, reaffirming that colleges and universities have no duty to protect students from criminal acts by other students even when the violence takes place in a classroom.
The 2-1 decision from the Second District Court of Appeal comes within a week of the deadly shooting at Oregon’s Umpqua Community College, at a time when campus violence is a serious concern.
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