In 2022, state and local governments banned 2,571 different books. This is more books than were subject to such bans in the previous three years combined (2,436). Most of these efforts are taken at the local level. Texas’...more
3/21/2024
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First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Government Speech Doctrine ,
Governor Abbott ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Libraries ,
Parental Consent ,
Public Interest ,
Public Schools ,
Texas
On November 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education’s (“Department”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released new civil rights data from the 2020-2021 school year, as well as seven data reports and snapshots which provide...more
2/21/2024
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Certifications ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Education ,
Disabilities ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Internet ,
OCR ,
Public Schools ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Students ,
Teachers
On June 23, 2020, in an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Mahanoy Area School District’s decision to suspend a student from the cheerleading team for posting vulgar language and gestures on social media (outside...more
On February 12, 2021, the Department of Education (“the Department”) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) released guidance to support school and district leaders and educators to safely reopen...more
3/17/2021
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Department of Education ,
Equity ,
Masks ,
Minorities ,
New Guidance ,
Public Schools ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
School Transportation ,
Social Distancing
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has presented unprecedented challenges for public and private educational institutions across the country. As schools evaluate how to move forward, Husch Blackwell and our...more
3/25/2020
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Department of Education ,
Disability ,
Educational Institutions ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
FERPA ,
IDEA ,
Public Employees ,
Public Schools ,
Student Privacy ,
Students
Within the last couple of weeks, two decisions were issued that relate to transgender students’ use of facilities in public schools. In Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board, on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court and the...more
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that gives parents, students over 18, and postsecondary students the right to access education records, the right to seek to amend those records, and the...more
On December 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a question-and-answer document on the Supreme Court’s 2017 opinion in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, 580 U.S., 137 S.Ct. 988 (2017) (“Endrew”)....more