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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

How School Districts Can Avoid Common Errors That Lead to Reversals in Student Discipline Appeals

Georgia school districts are on track this calendar year to see a sharp uptick in the number of student discipline decisions being reversed on appeal by the Georgia State Board of Education.  While each case is...more

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Recent Illinois Appellate Decision Reminds Schools of Standards for Residency Decisions

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Although school districts evaluate residency claims on an almost daily basis, it is rare for an appellate court to weigh in on the standards that schools should use for that analysis. In a recent decision, Gwozdz v. Board of...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Education Policy Update

Federal Updates - Last week, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent letters to numerous education technology companies expressing concern about “vast amount of data being...more

Brooks Pierce

North Carolina Legislative Update - May 2018 #2

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North Carolina Legislators returned to Raleigh last week for their “short session” with a focus on revising the State budget bill passed last year. There was not much formal action in the two days the legislators returned to...more

Harris Beach PLLC

National School Walk-out: Points to Consider as You Prepare

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An open letter - In light of recent events, schools across New York and the country are preparing for a student demonstration that could have millions joining a walkout. There are many stakeholders- students, parents,...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Board Members’ Homework Assignment: Making Sure Your District’s Website Is Legally Compliant

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With the start of a new school year, students are not the only ones who have homework. To the contrary, school board members and their respective districts’ central office administrators have their own assignment -- ensuring...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

Deliberate Indifference to Bullying Can Amount to Massive Liability – Lessons from the Pine Bush Settlement

$4.48 million. That’s how much the Pine Bush School District in central-New York just agreed to pay to settle a lawsuit brought by a group of current and former students who alleged that school administrators were...more

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