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Trump Administration Rescinds Sensitive Locations Policy: What It Means for Institutions of Higher Education

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Shortly after being sworn into office for the second time in January 2025, among his many actions taken related to immigration, President Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to rescind guidance that...more

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What K-12 Schools Need to Know About Georgia's New Antisemitism Law and Other Federal Guidance on Religious Harassment

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

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How Georgia High Schools Can Navigate the Unanswered Questions of the GHSA's NIL Guidance

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

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Auditor of State Releases Final Levy and Bond Campaign Guidance after Criminal Prosecutions

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In November 2021, for the first time in Ohio history, a public school superintendent and four elected board of education members were criminally charged for activities related to a levy campaign designed to financially...more

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New York Issues Legal Opinion that School Districts Provide Special Education Services Until Age 22

New York’s State Education Department recently issued a recommendation that school districts provide special education services to some students with disabilities through age 22: an additional year that will likely impact...more

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U.S. Department of Education Issues New FERPA Guidance on Student Health Records

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In an effort to remind school officials of their obligations to protect student privacy, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has issued guidance on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) that focuses on the...more

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Updated Federal Guidance: School Districts Must Include Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in their Food and Nutrition...

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On May 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) announced an update to its complaint processing policy. FNS will now interpret the prohibition on sex discrimination as...more

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July 2021: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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June 2021: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Employment Law Now V-96- LOTS of Big Employment Law Developments

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In today's new episode, Michael Schmidt talks about social media and schools (and what that means for employers generally), spousal claims against employers for getting COVID-19 at home, the withdrawal of the independent...more

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Department of Education Offers Recommendations on School Openings

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As a part of the efforts aimed at supporting the return to in-person learning across the country, the U.S. Department of Education (“Dept. of Ed.”) released a document containing new recommendations for educational...more

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U.S. Department Of Education Releases Guidance On Safely Reopening Schools

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On February 12, 2021, the Department of Education (“the Department”) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) released guidance to support school and district leaders and educators to safely reopen...more

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Updated CDC Guidance Around Reopening Schools Answers Some Questions While Uncertainties Remain

On February 12, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released highly anticipated guidelines for school reopening during the pandemic. Whereas administrators, teachers and parents were hoping for very...more

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CDC Publishes New Guidance For The Reopening Of Schools To In-person Learning

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On Friday, February 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released additional guidance addressing recommended practices in the reopening of schools, titled Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools through...more

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NEW DOL GUIDANCE: Remote and Hybrid Schooling and FFCRA Eligibility

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On August 27, 2020, the Department of Labor updated its Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers to address eligibility for FFCRA benefits in light of the complexity school program offerings.   The...more

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New York State Department of Health Releases Guidance on Providing In-Person Special Education Services and Instruction During the...

On Tuesday, June 9th, the New York State Department of Health (“DOH”) released an interim advisory containing guidelines for delivering in-person special education services and instruction while helping to protect against the...more

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Is My Public School, Private School, or College or University Subject to the HIPAA Privacy Rule? Revised Federal Guidance Provides...

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School leaders are often understandably confused as to which law applies to health- or medical-related records in schools: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or the Health Insurance Portability and...more

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Cracking the Compliance Code for Student Health Records

As health care providers and professionals, you know that today’s regulatory environment involves multiple and sometimes overlapping frameworks that regulate and protect patient health information. Our recent Legal Alert...more

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Natural Hair, Don't Care: New Jersey Bans Hair-Based Discrimination

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On December 19, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed an amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) banning discrimination against a person’s hairstyle or texture. The amendment is designated as the Create a...more

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New Guidance Clarifies Schools Health Records Governed by FERPA Are Not Subject to HIPAA

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New guidance issued jointly by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advises schools that most health information relating to students at federally-funded elementary and...more

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GASB 84: Legal Considerations for Public Schools in Michigan

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With the July 1, 2019 implementation date fast approaching for the new GASB 84 accounting guidance for fiduciary activities, school districts in Michigan have been working through various issues which have arisen in the...more

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U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Providing FAPE After Supreme Court Decision in Endrew

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In Endrew, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a higher standard of education for children with disabilities, which then raised many fundamental questions about special education across the nation. What is required for a...more

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Safeguard Your Federal Funding – Transgender Students And Title IX Compliance

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On May 13, 2016, the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice published a guidance document for elementary and secondary schools that reaffirmed its 2015 opinion letter on how Title IX’s regulations apply...more

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Department of Education Closes 2014 with Prolific Guidance

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The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) was busy the last quarter of 2014, issuing guidance on six issues, plus another already in 2015. The Dear Colleague Letters (DCL), Frequently Asked Questions, and Fact Sheets provide an...more

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