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10-Step Plan To Ensure Bullying Doesn’t Cost You

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For the first time, a court used a civil rights law to hold a school district financially accountable in a case of student bullying. In the recent case of Cohen v. Philadelphia School District, the court awarded $500,000 to a...more

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Judge Awards $500,000 Against School District for Student Bullying

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A Pennsylvania Judge has ordered the School District of Pennsylvania to pay $500,000, plus attorney fees, to the family of a former student who claimed the school district failed to prevent severe bullying over her gender...more

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Appellate Court Determines that Student Handbook is not a Contract

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In Mulvey v. Carl Sandberg High School et al., a family sued its school district and various district officials and coaches alleging breach of contract for the District’s alleged failure to enforce the anti-bullying policies...more

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Sixth Circuit Rules that the "Deliberate Indifference" Standard Still Matters in Title IX Harassment Litigation

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In Stiles v. Granger County Board of Education, the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a Title IX lawsuit against a public school district because the alleged victim of harassment and bullying...more

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This Year, Schools Face Increased Obligations for Addressing Bullying

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Two new laws require school districts and charter schools to reconsider their approach to bullying. The first new bullying law requires school boards and charter schools to make extensive revisions to their bullying policies....more

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School Districts: New York Supreme Court Holds That Public School District May Be Liable For Alleged Bullying Of Private School...

On May 14, 2014, in J.G.S. v. Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, the New York State Supreme Court in Nassau County held that the parents of a minor student could proceed with their lawsuit against the school...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Ninth Circuit Says Schools May Discipline Students Whose Off-Campus Speech Threaten Classmates

Ruling Strengthens Ability of School Districts to Suspend and Expel Students to Protect Students and Staff - Recognizing the increasing difficulties school administrators face in evaluating potential threats of...more

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