Fair warning

There appears to be a brewing debate about whether K-State should sign a basketball recruit because of his background. Can K-State afford the liability if this sharpshooter goes astray? Which coed dorm will Tim Weiser put this student athlete?

From a Web search:

Redefining the Contours of University Liability: The Potential Implications of Nero v. Kansas State University, 90 EDUC. L. REP. 989 (1994) (criticizing a Kansas Supreme Court decision, Nero v. Kansas State University, 861 P.2d 768 (Kan. 1993), that found a university liable for failure to protect one student from criminal assault by another student, when the attacker had a criminal juvenile record). Some states, such as California allow for disclosure of certain juvenile records to secondary schools “to protect potentially vulnerable school staff and other students.” Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 827(b)(1).