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What is the deal with Jefferson v. Compton?

Some California school districts are employing a little-known practice loosely titled, “Recommendation for Reassignment,” to demote administrators. It is little-known because it does not exist in statute but instead relies on...more

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Bad Teacher Reinstated Because District Did Not Follow Proper Termination Procedures

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School Dist. of Philadelphia v. Jones, 139 A.3d 358 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016). In order to terminate a teacher, a school district must strictly follow procedural requirements under the Pennsylvania School Code. In Jones, a...more

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District Potentially Liable for Hiring Teacher Alleged to Have Inappropriately Touched Students

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Poe v. Southeast Delco Sch. Dist., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168598 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 16, 2015): Hiring a teacher with past allegations of sexual misconduct toward students made the district and an administrator potentially liable...more

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Expands Application of Transfer Between Entities Act

Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center Education Association v. Penn-Trafford School District (Pa. Supreme Court, decided February 16, 2016). The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that paragraph (b.1) of the...more

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School Districts: New Continuing Education and Registration Requirements Still on the Horizon for 2016-2017 (11/15)

In the same budget bill that enacted Education Law § 3012-d, the State legislature also statutorily codified substantive requirements in an area that has, up until now, been under the exclusive purview of the Commissioner of...more

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