The 2024-2025 academic school year is ushering in a wave of new, mandatory policies to be adopted by public schools across North Carolina. Statutory and regulatory changes at the state and federal levels have imposed...more
This one-day certification course provides a comprehensive review of the procedural and substantive elements of the final Title IX regulations, with a focus on practical implementation strategies for Title IX administrators....more
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia recently rejected a school principal’s argument that remote work was a reasonable accommodation for her asthma and restrictive lung disease that she claimed were...more
The Supreme Court denied a North Carolina charter school’s petition for review of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling that the school’s dress code requirements violated students’ civil rights, the Equal Protection...more
Rise & Shine with Title IX: A Training Series for Principals (K-12) - Join Bricker & Eckler for this 3-part virtual training series for Ohio principals and other building leaders. This series will focus on practical...more
On June 7, a law was enacted continuing the changes made to the tenure and the APPR performance review process for teachers and principals enacted during the early stages of COVID-19 pandemic period. School districts should...more
An open letter - In light of recent events, schools across New York and the country are preparing for a student demonstration that could have millions joining a walkout. There are many stakeholders- students, parents,...more
On May 16, 2016, Board of Regents yet again issued revised emergency regulations related to teacher and principal annual professional performance reviews (APPR). These new regulations go into effect on June 14, 2016....more
Concluding what must be one of the oddest public school disputes in recent memory, the Sarasota County Board of Education in Florida has agreed to resolve a lawsuit brought by three sets of parents, each of whom claimed that...more
As previously discussed in our April 15, 2015 information memo, classroom teacher and principal Annual Professional Performance Reviews (APPR) will be governed by new statutory and regulatory requirements beginning July 1,...more
U.S. Departments of Education and Justice Issue Guidance Warning Against Unlawful Discrimination in Student Discipline - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder this week issued a...more
In Julie McArdle v. Peoria School District No. 50, the Seventh Circuit upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a terminated school principal’s First Amendment and contract claims against a school district. The principal alleged...more