Schools are no longer exempt from immigration enforcement activities after President Donald Trump rescinded a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy last week that designated schools a "sensitive area" for immigration...more
1/28/2025
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Due Process ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
FERPA ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Schools ,
School Districts ,
Trump Administration
A Georgia law that became effective January 1 creates new coverage requirements and mental health benefits that could impact school districts and certain of their employees....more
Less than 24 hours before classroom bells were set to ring in schools across the southeastern United States, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order administratively blocking the implementation of the 2024 Title...more
8/2/2024
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Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Pending Litigation ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Schools ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Title IX Coordinator ,
Willful Misconduct
The start of the school year for many counties in Georgia and K-12 districts across the country is only a few hours away, and the college semester is right around the corner. Another deadline, however, should be front of mind...more
7/31/2024
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Compliance ,
Compliance Dates ,
Department of Education ,
Enforcement ,
New Regulations ,
Public Schools ,
School Districts ,
Statutory Deadlines ,
Title IX ,
Title IX Coordinator ,
Universities
In the past week, two U.S. District Court judges have issued preliminary injunctions halting implementation of the recently-released 2024 Title IX final rule....more
6/19/2024
/ Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
Final Rules ,
First Amendment ,
Gender Identity ,
OCR ,
Popular ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Title VII ,
Universities
In the past several months, there has been a sharp rise in reports of antisemitic, Islamophobic, and other hate-based incidents at K-12 schools. Reported threats against faith communities, particularly Jewish and Muslim...more
2/9/2024
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Civil Rights Act ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Ethnicity ,
FBI ,
Hate Speech ,
New Guidance ,
New Legislation ,
Public Schools ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Beliefs ,
School Districts ,
State Education Departments ,
Title VII
Georgia has joined the list of states that allow high school athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). On October 2, 2023, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) added a new bylaw and guidance to its...more