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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 1, 2022

Universities Share Lessons Learned from Ransomware Attacks "According to a recent Sophos poll of IT professionals, 44 percent of educational institutions suffered ransomware attacks in 2020, and 58 percent of those hit...more

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NCAA provides clarification on their policy regarding campus sexual violence by publishing resources

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) added numerous policy implementation resources to help institutions comply with their policy on campus sexual violence. Since 2018, each member school has been required to...more

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Sharing With Complainants That Multiple Formal Complaints Have Been Made Against the Same Respondent

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Q: Is there any guidance or best practices concerning sharing information about reports that involve the same respondent? For example, two students have reported being sexually assaulted by the same respondent. Would it be...more

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Act 110 Imposes New Requirements On PA Schools Regarding Sexual Assault

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Pennsylvania public school entities should examine their school safety policies dealing with sexual assault to ensure they comply with new requirements imposed by Act 110 of 2020, which took effect on January 3 of this...more

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The Deadline For Updating Your Title IX Policies is Fast Approaching: Will Your District Be Ready?

Hidden within the concerns surrounding reopening schools during a pandemic is the requirement that the new Title IX regulations go into effect on August 14, 2020. ...more

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NCAA revises Policy on Campus Sexual Violence

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On May 1, 2020, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Board of Governors revised its 2017 Policy on Campus Sexual Violence. The policy expands disclosure requirements for athletes whose conduct has resulted in...more

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Learn From These Three Confidentiality Mistakes Before Your Next Title IX Investigation

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As an Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigator, I was surprised by the number of times I saw the same issues again and again in Title IX sexual misconduct investigations. Nowhere was this more evident than with...more

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Public University Required To Disclose Sexual Assault Disciplinary Records

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Recently the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a controversial, but unanimous decision requiring the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ("UNC-CH") to release its students' sexual assault disciplinary records. ...more

Baker Donelson

DOE Replaces Obama Title IX Guidance with New, Interim Q&A Document

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As predicted in our previous update, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) rolled out its first wave of changes to the Obama Administration's Title IX guidance on Friday, September 22....more

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Breaking News for New York Institutions: State to Narrow Scope of Article 129-B Audit

In light of the serious concerns institutions and advocates have expressed about FERPA and other privacy laws, we have recently been informed that the Office of Campus Safety will likely revise its Notice of Audit, dated June...more

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N.Y. Education Law Article 129-B Notice of Audit Issued to New York Colleges and Universities

Many institutions are reporting receipt of a letter dated June 26, 2017 from the New York Office of Campus Safety with an attached Notice of Audit (“Notice”) pursuant to New York Education Law Article 129-B (N.Y. Educ. Law §§...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Judge seals transcript of Title IX hearing

A federal judge in North Carolina sealed a transcript of a University of North Carolina (UNC) hearing to determine whether the plaintiff was responsible for committing sexual acts without consent. In the case in question, the...more

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Higher Education Highlights - Fall 2015

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Risk managers who also happen to be attorneys are not always protected by the attorney-client privilege, according to a recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In Casey v. Unitek...more

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White House Task Force Publishes Sample Law Enforcement MOU for Sexual Assault Cases

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On January 26, 2015, the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault (Task Force) published new guidance on building partnerships between law enforcement agencies and institutions of higher education....more

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Webinar: Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus

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Angelo Stio and Gina Maisto Smith discuss what was covered during the webinar and give a look at what to expect for future webinars on this topic. Every day, colleges and universities throughout the country, face the...more

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Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus

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Every day, colleges and universities throughout the country, face the challenge of promoting personal responsibility while striving to make their campuses as safe as possible. Efforts to make campuses as safe as possible...more

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Litigation Advisory: A Legal “Back to School” Checklist: Mitigating Risk and Managing Your Child

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The end of August marks the close of summer and the beginning of back to school season. Among the last things parents of college and high school age children are considering are potential legal issues. Beyond U-Hauls, bed...more

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