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Nonrenewal of Michigan School Administrator Contracts

The deadlines are approaching for the nonrenewal of public school administrative contracts. Administrator contracts are governed by Section 1229 of the Michigan Revised School Code, MCL 380.1229, which contains two crucial...more

Michigan Supreme Court: No Vicarious-Liability Cause of Action for Student-on-Student Sexual Harassment Under ELCRA

On July 29, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court held in Doe v. Alpena Public School District that the state’s civil rights law, Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (“ELCRA”), does not provide a cause of action against an educational...more

Nonrenewal of Michigan School Administrator Contracts

The deadlines are approaching for the nonrenewal of public school administrative contracts. Administrator contracts are governed by Section 1229 of the Michigan Revised School Code, MCL 380.1229, which contains two crucial...more

[Webinar] How Will The Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling Affect Workplace DEI Programs? - September 21st, 9:00 am PT

This webinar will examine what the Supreme Court held in its ruling on universities’ affirmative action plans, the controversy surrounding how the Supreme Court’s ruling affects employer’s diversity, equity and inclusion...more

Michigan Court of Appeals Examines Provisions of the Open Meetings Act

In its recent decision, Hindelang v. City of Grosse Pointe, the Michigan Court of Appeals (“Court”) has offered clarification and some helpful reminders for compliance with the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”). In a case involving...more

Non-Renewal of Michigan School Administrator Contracts

The deadlines are approaching for non-renewal of public school administrative contracts. Administrator contracts are governed by Section 1229 of the Michigan Revised School Code, MCL 380.1229, which contains two crucial...more

Non-Renewal of Michigan Probationary Teacher Contracts

The deadlines are approaching for non-renewal of probationary teacher contracts.  The standard probationary period is five years. Under the Michigan Teachers’ Tenure Act, MCL 38.83, a board of education is required to...more

Michigan House Bill 5703 Imposes New Posting Requirement

On Oct. 11, Governor Whitmer signed House Bill 5703: a law that will require schools to post notices including both a provision of the Michigan School Code that reaffirms the prominence of parental rights in school, as well...more

Non-Renewal of Michigan Probationary Teacher Contracts

The deadlines are approaching for non-renewal of probationary teacher contracts. The standard probationary period is five years. Under the Michigan Teachers’ Tenure Act, MCL 38.83, a board of education is required to provide...more

Non-Renewal of Michigan School Administrator Contracts

The deadlines are approaching for non-renewal of public school administrative contracts. Administrator contracts are governed by Section 1229 of the Michigan Revised School Code, MCL 380.1229, which contains two crucial...more

Accommodation Under Title VII of a Public School Teacher’s Religious Belief Created an Undue Hardship in Educating Transgender...

Recently, the United States Federal District Court, Southern District of Indiana (Indianapolis Division) awarded summary judgment in favor of a public school district, dismissing a former teacher’s Title VII claim, 42 U.S.C....more

Non-Renewal of Michigan School Administrator Contracts

The deadlines are approaching for non-renewal of public school administrative contracts. Administrator contracts are governed by Section 1229 of the Michigan Revised School Code, MCL 380.1229, which contains two crucial...more

1/25/2021  /  Contract Renewal , Public Schools

Non-Renewal of Michigan Probationary Teacher Contracts

The deadlines are approaching for non-renewal of probationary teacher contracts. The standard probationary period is five years. Under the Michigan Teachers’ Tenure Act, MCL 38.83, a board of education is required to provide...more

1/25/2021  /  School Districts , Teachers

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules That School District Administrators Can Be Liable for Failing to Prevent Teacher’s Physical...

In a decision dated August 28, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that school district faculty/administrators could be liable for a former teacher's physical abuse against a student where the...more

California Federal Court Joins Washington Federal Court in Halting the U.S. Department of Education’s Rule on Distributing...

On August 26, 2020, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California followed the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle and temporarily halted the enforcement...more

Federal Court Halts U.S. Department of Education’s Rule on Distributing Coronavirus Aid Relief to Private Schools

On August 21, 2020, a federal court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle granted the State of Washington’s motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent the U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) from...more

Non-Renewal of Probationary Teacher Contracts - February 2020

The deadlines are approaching for non-renewal of probationary teacher contracts. The standard probationary period is five years. ...more

Non-Renewal of Administrator Contracts

The deadlines are approaching for non-renewal of administrative contracts. Administrator contracts are governed by Section 1229 of the School Code, MCL 380.1229, which contains two crucial deadlines for non-renewing an...more

Use of Derogatory Terms to Motivate Student-Athletes is Permissible Under Title IX

A football coach’s use of derogatory terms, some involving sexual expletives, to motivate his football student-athletes was found permissible under Title IX, 20 U.S.C. §1681, which prohibits sex discrimination in...more

Education Records Are Subject to FOIA Requests

In an unpublished decision, on December 17, 2019, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued an opinion that education records are subject to disclosure under Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) with redaction of...more

Non-Renewal of Probationary Teacher Contracts

The deadlines are approaching for non-renewal of probationary teacher contracts. The standard probationary period is five years. Under the Michigan Teachers’ Tenure Act, MCL 38.83, a board of education is required to...more

Non-Renewal of Administrator Contracts

The deadlines are approaching for non-renewal of administrative contracts. Administrator contracts are governed by Section 1229 of the School Code, MCL 380.1229, which contains two crucial deadlines for non-renewing an...more

Non-Renewal of Probationary Teacher Contracts

The deadlines are approaching for non-renewal of probationary teacher contracts. The probationary period is five years. Pursuant to MCL 38.83, a board of education must provide a probationary teacher with a definite...more

Non-Renewal of Administrator Contracts

The deadlines are approaching for non-renewal of administrative contracts. Administrator contracts are governed by Section 1229 of the School Code, MCL 380.1229, which contains two crucial deadlines for non-renewing an...more

Contractual Restrictions Against Forum Shopping May Be Illegal

Many collective bargaining agreements restrict employees from pursuing the same complaint in multiple forums. For example, if an employee files a grievance over an employment issue but then files a complaint or charge of...more

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