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.
A recent OCR decision out of Wyoming is a reminder to school districts of their Child Find obligations—including during remote instruction. In Teton County School District, Wyoming, OCR found in favor of the school district...more
Today, the President signed a $2 trillion stimulus package into law to help industries impacted by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The package includes a $30 billion Education Stabilization Fund for K-12 school districts...more
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
In the past month, we have issued a number of resources on Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19, as applicable to schools, colleges, and universities, from education-focused recommendations to issues implicating all...more
3/3/2020
/ Best Practices ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Educational Institutions ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Travel ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Students
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
IAASE recently reported that HB 3897 is currently making its way through the Illinois legislative process. This bill would expand special education eligibility to students through the school year in which they turn 22....more
12/4/2019
/ Disabled Children ,
Educational Institutions ,
Eligibility ,
Eligibility Determination ,
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Schools ,
Special Education ,
State and Local Government ,
Students
As the kick-off to the school year winds down and daily routines take shape, we start to see serious student discipline issues pop up. And one situation that always leads to confusion is what to do when a student who does not...more
On August 23, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-531 (Act) which puts into place a number of measures aimed at increasing student safety....more
9/25/2019
/ Charter Schools ,
Child Abuse ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Educational Institutions ,
Failure to Report ,
Felons ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Internal Investigations ,
ISBE ,
License Suspensions ,
Licensing Rules ,
New Legislation ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Professional Development ,
Public Acts ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Safety Standards ,
Sex Offenders ,
State and Local Government ,
Students