Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in its first case ever to address the discipline of students for speech occurring off-campus, on their own time, and online. ...more
4/29/2021
/ Code of Conduct ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Educational Institutions ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Mahanoy Area School District v B.L. ,
Online Platforms ,
Oral Argument ,
Political Speech ,
SCOTUS ,
Snapchat ,
Student Speech ,
Students ,
Tinker v Des Moines Independent Community School Dist.
School personnel should expect to encounter a heated parent from time to time; parents are often understandably passionate about their children’s educations. But what happens when parental advocacy escalates from vigorous...more
3/10/2020
/ Disabled Children ,
Educational Institutions ,
FERPA ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Hostile Environment ,
IDEA ,
Independent Educational Evaluation ,
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) ,
Special Education ,
Students
The White House recently announced two initiatives aimed at addressing perceived discrimination in education against students and institutions based on religion. We address one of those initiatives—proposed regulations aimed...more
2/20/2020
/ Educational Institutions ,
ESEA ,
Federal Funding ,
First Amendment ,
Freedom of Religion ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Prayer ,
Public Funds ,
Religious Discrimination ,
School Districts ,
Trump Administration
The White House recently announced two initiatives aimed at addressing perceived discrimination in education against students and institutions based on religion. We address the first of those initiatives, relating to prayer...more
2/20/2020
/ Comment Period ,
Education Reform ,
Educational Institutions ,
Federal Grants ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Schools ,
Rulemaking Process ,
School Districts ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Unduly Burdensome
Senate Bill 1784, which passed both houses of the General Assembly and currently is awaiting the Governor’s signature, contains several provisions that weaken the impact of the United States Supreme Court’s Janus decision and...more
12/19/2019
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Fair Share Contribution ,
First Amendment ,
Janus v AFSCME ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Non-Union ,
Payroll Deductions ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Sector Unions ,
SCOTUS ,
Stare Decisis ,
Union Dues