FMLA Interference: Court Finds Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss to Be Premature
In Smith v. School Board for the City of Norfolk, Virginia, et al., No. 2:21-cv-138 (November 5, 2021), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia refused to grant a motion to dismiss...
View ArticleNC Politics in the News - December 2021 #1
Agriculture - WBTW: Fire on North Carolina's Pilot Mountain 100% contained; more than 1,000 acres burned - The Grindstone Fire that began at Pilot Mountain one week ago is now 100% contained, the N.C....
View ArticleSenate Bill 229: Remote and blended learning for 2021-2022
On December 8, 2021, the Ohio legislature passed Senate Bill 2291, which includes changes to remote and blended learning. The changes enacted for remote learning will require quick action by interested...
View ArticleThe First Amendment Protects Only Some Arizona Students
Many students are generally familiar with the First Amendment of the Constitution, but they often overlook that it only confers the right “to petition the Government for a redress of such grievances.”...
View ArticleTwo Allegheny County School Districts Must Universally Mask Despite Mixed...
Last week, two federal judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania came to seemingly opposite conclusions regarding universal masking requirements in Allegheny...
View ArticleNC Politics in the News - January 2022 #3
Agriculture - WRAL: Dangerous, deadly avian flu found at new site in NC as poultry farmers remain on high alert - A highly dangerous strain of bird flu has been confirmed in 53 wild birds at three...
View ArticleNew transportation monitoring system for school districts may lead to...
A surge in bus driver staffing needs may lead to steep penalties from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) and their new compliance monitoring system. A combination of factors have made bus drivers...
View ArticleSupreme Court Agrees to Hear Case of Former Football Coach Who Prayed on the...
In 2019, we reported on the case of Kennedy v. Bremerton School District involving a football coach at Bremerton High School in Washington state who was placed on administrative leave by his public...
View ArticleMask on, mask off: Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals determines mask...
A dizzying number of laws, executive orders and regulations regarding masks in schools have found their way to our nation’s courts. Some states are requiring students to mask up in schools (e.g.,...
View ArticleState Defendants Appeal COVID-19 TRO to the Illinois Supreme Court
In the wake of last week’s Appellate Court ruling, Governor Pritzker and the other state defendants have taken their appeal of the February 4, 2022 TRO regarding school COVID-19 mitigation measures to...
View ArticleMasking Mandates Lifted
Schools and districts throughout the State – and country – are beginning this school week on the heels of a flurry of announcements made last Friday by the CDC, the Illinois Supreme Court, Governor...
View ArticleBan of Disruptive Parent from School Events not an Unconstitutional Speech...
McNett v. Jefferson-Morgan Sch. Dist., 2:21-CV-01064-RJC, 2021 WL 5505849, at *1 (W.D. Pa. Nov. 23, 2021) (A parent’s challenge to being banned from school events for disruptive behavior found not to...
View ArticleDecision on Race-Based Admissions in K-12 May Serve as National Guide
On Jan. 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases on the use of race in undergraduate admissions. Just one month later, federal district courts were already beginning to hear challenges...
View ArticleNC Politics in the News - March 2022
Agriculture - FOX 8: NC farmers feeling impact of rising fuel costs - NC Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler says farmers all over are struggling right now. “I would say right now that agriculture...
View Article[Event] Advanced Finance Seminar (K-12) - April 19th, Columbus, OH
Join Bricker & Eckler Public Sector Attorneys as they take a deep dive into levy planning and campaigns, facilities financing, booster projects, fund flexibility and economic development for K-12...
View ArticleTX-RAMP Requirements for Higher Education
Effective January 1, 2022, Texas institutions of higher education and public community colleges must comply with Texas Government Code 2054.0593 requirements when entering into or renewing contracts...
View ArticleState Education Policy Updates
California Education Policy Update - In his January budget proposal, Gov. Gavin Newsom called for spending $20,855 per pupil for K-12, accounting for all sources, which would be the highest spending...
View ArticleSupreme Court Decision about Community College Raises Issues for Public Body...
Escalated tension, dissention, disagreement have been the new normal for school district and community college boards throughout the country. Censures and reprimands, once a little used arrow in the...
View ArticleNC Politics in the News - April 2022 #3
Agriculture - COASTAL REVIEW: Highly infectious virus spreads among wild birds on coast - Coastal North Carolina’s wild birds and commercial poultry have not been immune to the outbreak of the highly...
View ArticleTop 6 Workplace Law Predictions for Education Employers – and What You Should...
We recently provided our predictions for what education employers could expect to see in the area of workplace law over the next year as part of our FP Forecast series – but we had too many insights to...
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