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General Assembly Convenes to Provide Additional Funding for Private School Vouchers, Medicaid and Public School Enrollment Growth

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This week, the General Assembly briefly reconvened for one of the Special Sessions authorized by the July adjournment resolution. Although legislative activity and bill movement were both limited during this narrow window,...more

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Serving the Diverse Needs of Children through Education Law with Patricia Hennessy, Partner at Barton Gilman

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Patricia Hennessy, Partner at Barton Gilman, to discuss the wide range of legal tools education lawyers employ to serve the needs of children. Pat is co-chair of...more

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Arizona Has Entered the Chat: Federal Court Rules That Non-Profit Schools Are Not Subject to Title IX

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After two federal courts in Maryland and California ruled that private schools were subject to Title IX just by virtue of being non-profit, an Arizona court has weighed in with the opposite view and given hope to schools...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Child Abuse Redefined to Include Corporal Punishment Under Article 23-B

On Oct. 25, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law Senate Bill S05261/Assembly Bill A05010, amending the definition of child abuse under Article 23-B, § 1125(1). The definition of child abuse now includes corporal punishment...more

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Rules of the Road: Risk Management Processes for School-Sponsored Trips and Travel

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With COVID-era travel restrictions in the rearview mirror, school-sponsored student travel is quickly accelerating back to pre-pandemic levels. As an integral part of the curriculum and an engine to provide a vibrant and...more

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Religious Institutions Update: October 2023

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Enhanced Airport Screening Did Not Violate Free Exercise Clause In Haidari v. Mayorkas, No. 22-cv-2939 (ECT/ECW), 2023 WL 5487351 (D. Minn. Aug. 24, 2023), the court dismissed the plaintiff's claim that federal agents have...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Update on the Commissioner of Education’s Determination of the Use of Biometric Technology in Schools

On Dec. 22, 2020, New York State Technology Law Section 106-b took effect, which prohibited all school districts, including public, private and charter schools, from using any biometric technology (including but not limited...more

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Public Dollars, Private Discrimination: Protecting LGBT Students from School Voucher Discrimination

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More than a dozen states operate school voucher programs, which allow parents to apply state tax dollars to their children’s private school tuition. Many schools that participate in voucher programs are affiliated with...more

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NC Politics in the News - September 2023 #3

Economic Development - THE NEWS & OBSERVER: NCInnovation won't get $1.4 billion, but new nonprofit still sees plenty in budget plan - NCInnovation, a new nonprofit that seeks to boost North Carolina’s economic...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Public or Private? Families of Children with Disabilities Face Tough Choices

While public schools are required to serve children with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), private schools are not required to meet the same standards. The IDEA provides: “[n]o...more

Franczek P.C.

Nonpublic School Legislative Update

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We previously shared our School Law Legislative Update, focused on new Illinois school-related laws that became effective January 1, 2023. From that update, our team at Franczek P.C. has compiled a narrower list of those laws...more

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NYS Concussion Management Law Now Applies to Private Schools

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On November 22, 2022, Governor Hochul signed into law Bill S973, which amends the Education Law by requiring private schools to abide by the mandates of the Concussion Management and Awareness Act (“CMAA”) of 2011 – New...more

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Education Flash Survey Reveals Wide Differences in COVID Approach for New School Year

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While the great majority of schools will not be requiring their students or staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this coming school year, that’s not necessarily true for schools in the Northeast and on the West Coast....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Carson v. Makin Reconfirms Availability of Municipal Bond Financing for Religious Organizations

Historically, the ability of a governmental conduit issuer to issue bonds to facilitate a financing for a religious organization or a religiously affiliated school, university, senior housing facility or other nonprofit...more

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New Supreme Court Ruling Paves Way for State Funds in Religious Schools

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The United States Supreme Court holding in Carson v. Makin could result in public assistance for religiously affiliated institutions of higher education. The Court ruled that Maine’s tuition assistance program is an...more

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The Supreme Court - June 22, 2022

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Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc., No. 20-1641: This case concerns the interpretation of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act’s (MSPA) anti-discrimination provisions regarding individuals with...more

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Ninth Circuit Clarifies Mootness Exceptions for Covid-19 Litigation

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The Ninth Circuit on June 15, 2022 issued its long-awaited en banc decision in Brach v. Newsom, holding that the challenge to the California’s Covid-19 restrictions on in-person schooling is now moot.  The appeal arose from a...more

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Top 6 Workplace Law Predictions for Education Employers – and What You Should Do to Prepare

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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 fit into that edition....more

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New transportation monitoring system for school districts may lead to significant penalties

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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 hard to come by in Ohio,...more

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The First Amendment Protects Only Some Arizona Students

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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.” As a result, only...more

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California Governor Orders Students to be Vaccinated: What Your School Needs to Know

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California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new emergency order on October 1 requiring all students in both public and private schools to get the COVID-19 vaccine once fully authorized by the Federal Drug Administration...more

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The COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Connecticut School Employees – The Latest “Implementation” Guidance

On September 10, 2021, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 13G, which set forth a revised COVID-19 vaccination mandate for Connecticut school employees (and childcare facilities). As my colleague, Melinda Kaufmann noted,...more

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Indiana Employers and Educators Need to Adapt to Updated COVID-19 Control Measures

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The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) recently updated its COVID-19 control measures in response to the resurgence of positive cases across the state, and all employers regardless of industry will be expected to take...more

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What Colorado Employers Need to Know about Statewide and Denver COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

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Both the State of Colorado and the City of Denver have recently issued mandatory vaccine policies for certain segments of worker populations – and your organization may be soon required to enforce such a mandate. While the...more

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[Webinar] Back-to-School: Navigating Parenting Disputes - September 13th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

One of the most commonly litigated legal custody issues is “school-choice” and as families prepare to go into the next school year, we are seeing an increase in disputes among separated/divorced parents. Many families...more

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