In July 2022, two federal district courts on opposite sides of the country issued opinions that have the potential to have a major impact on non-profits and schools not accepting federal funding throughout the country....more
Just days after a Baltimore court dropped a bombshell on the nation’s private and independent school community by ruling that a school’s nonprofit status automatically led it to be subject to Title IX, a California federal...more
In a decision that should put the nation’s private and independent school community on notice, a federal judge in Baltimore recently ruled that a school’s nonprofit status in and of itself constituted the receipt of federal...more
Are private K-12 schools subject to Title IX if they don’t directly accept federal funds? According to Senior Federal District Judge Richard D. Bennett (a Republican, appointed by George Bush), the answer is a resounding yes,...more
Last month, a federal court in North Carolina held in Karanik et al. v. Cape Fear Academy, Inc., No. 7:21- CV-169D (E.D.N.C.June 17, 2022), that a private secondary school’s receipt of a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan...more
Those in the education field should be focused on protecting students. Students should feel safe attending school and college. If they are being physically or sexually assaulted by teachers or coaches, they should be able to...more
In its most recent legislative session, Texas lawmakers took a number of steps designed to protect students from potential harm due to sexual misconduct. The new rules extend to certain obligations and protections to private...more
Synopsis: New Jersey’s recently enacted legislation which significantly extends the statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims and creates a two-year filing window for sexual abuse claims that would otherwise be...more
USC, Ohio State, Michigan State, and now, UCLA: How can big universities, with all the supposedly smart folks who head them, be so blind and deaf to student complaints that school personnel may be sexually abusing them? And...more
Tis the season for new laws in California and not all of it brings good tidings and cheer for employers. Recently, Governor Jerry Brown signed several state Assembly and Senate Bills affecting those who employ domestic...more
In January 2016, I was asked to conduct an investigation concerning sexual abuse at St. George’s School, and the school’s response to reports of abuse, from 1960 to the present. At the time, St. George’s faced a firestorm of...more
Considered one of the country’s most elite prep schools, Phillips Exeter Academy has recently joined the queue of prestigious private schools who have been accused of having ignored, suppressed, or minimized claims of sexual...more
The decision by the United States Supreme Court on same-sex marriage has been greeted with praise and disdain by different corners of the country. The faith-based community has been especially outspoken. This is not...more