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Learn MoreThird Circuit Court Upholds Transgender Bathroom Policy
While the decision was announced several weeks ago, a June 18 court opinion revealed why a judge agreed transgender students ...
Learn MoreSchool District Must Pay $500k for “Indifference” in Student Bullying
The School District of Philadelphia must pay $500,000 to a former student after a court concluded that the district acted wit...
Learn MoreBringing Photos and Video into Focus under FERPA
Given the increasing focus on school safety and security issues, there has been renewed attention surrounding what schools ma...
Learn MoreDoes Your Student Disciplinary Policy Address Participation by Legal Counsel?
Students in public colleges and universities occasionally challenge student disciplinary actions based on an alleged denial o...
Learn MoreWhat School Districts Need to Know About Student Protests
We have received many questions over the past week in the wake of the horrific events at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School...
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Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training: Schools Should be Ready for Round Two
It’s been five years since Act 126 of 2012 became effective, which means educators and school officials may be coming up on...
Learn MoreImplementation of Endrew F. Case: What Should Teams Be Thinking About?
In one of the most significant special education decisions issued since the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilit...
Learn MoreU.S. Department of Education Assesses Implications of High Court’s Decision
The U.S. Department of Education has issued a Questions and Answers on the U.S. Supreme Court’s March decision in...
Learn MoreMore Federal School Guidance Documents Come off the Ledger
The federal government has wiped away a host of special education guidance documents created over the past 30 years that it d...
Learn MorePennsylvania School Funding Question Given Another Chance
The tricky issue of how the state funds its public schools has new life after a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision late last...
Learn MoreFair Share Fees on the Docket at the Supreme Court – Again
The Supreme Court of the United States has again elected to weigh-in on the permissibility of public-sector employee unions c...
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