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What Every Parent Should Know About Childhood Concussions and Long-Term Learning

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We all know that childhood is full of bumps, bruises, and yes—sometimes concussions. A tumble off a bike, a collision on the soccer field—it happens. But what if those head injuries, even the “mild” ones, could echo into your...more

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Title IX Litigation Tracker: Where Do Things Stand Two Months After Implementation?

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It has been two months since the August 1, 2024 implementation date for the 2024 Title IX regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) and schools across the country still face uncertainty from...more

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Five-Star High School Football Player Sues North Carolina State Board of Education Over NIL Prohibitions

Rolanda Brandon—the mother of sixteen-year-old star quarterback Faizon Brandon, the Greensboro, North Carolina, Grimsley High School football player who has committed to play for the University of Tennessee Volunteers in...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Georgia High School Association Places New Limits on How Students Can Benefit From NIL. Here's What it Means for Key Stakeholders.

The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) amended its rules on July 18 to place additional limits on how student-athletes can participate in commercial name, image, and likeness (NIL) activities. This amendment comes nearly...more

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WV Transgender School Athlete Successful in U.S.Court

On April 16, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit determined that because West Virginia law and practice have long provided for sex-differentiated sports teams, the sole purpose of the West Virginia "Save...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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Here’s How the Highly Anticipated Changes to Title IX Could Affect Colleges, Universities, and Public K-12 Schools

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The Department of Education (DOE) is expected to issue two major amendments to Title IX regulations next month that could cause headaches for educational institutions with classes already in full swing. One rule will address...more

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Ohio High School Sports Are In the Spotlight: How The OSHAA Referendum May Affect Your School District

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On August 1, 2023, the 12 measures passed by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) annual referendum went into effect – impacting nearly 800 high schools. School districts should understand what passed, what...more

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Delay of Title IX Regulations Raises Thorny Questions for Schools

Colleges, universities, and public K-12 schools have been waiting with bated breath for the U.S. Department of Education to finalize its new Title IX regulations, which dictate how sex discrimination and harassment are...more

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Virginia High School League Adopts Name, Image and Likeness Guidelines

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On May 3, 2023, the Virginia High School League (VHSL) approved a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policy to assist its member schools and their student-athletes navigate NIL deals. The guidance is intended to help...more

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Office of Civil Rights Proposes New Rule on Transgender Student Participation in Athletics

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The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published on April 6, 2023, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) about sex-related criteria used to limit or deny a student's ability to participate in...more

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Department of Education Issues Proposed Title IX Amendment Regarding Athlete Eligibility

The federal Department of Education released a notice of proposed rulemaking earlier this month addressing gender identity and participation in athletics. ...more

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OCR Releases Proposed Rule Updating Title IX on Student Eligibility for Athletics

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On April 6, the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released its much-anticipated proposed Title IX rule on the eligibility of students for participation in athletic programs based on their gender identity....more

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Department of Education’s New Proposed Rule for Transgender Participation in Athletics

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The participation of transgender athletes in youth, interscholastic, and elite sport has long been a highly charged political issue domestically and internationally, with a vast range of different approaches to regulating...more

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Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction for Title IX Claim, Precluding School District from Preventing Female Students from...

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Brooks v. State Coll. Area Sch. Dist., No. 4:22-CV-01335, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 217173, at *2 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 1, 2022). The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania granted the Plaintiffs’ Motion...more

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Legal Issues Involving Transgender Students

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In recent years, the legal rights of transgender students have been litigated in courts around the country. While court decisions have provided some guidance for school districts, many questions remain. This article addresses...more

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Top 6 Workplace Law Predictions for Education Employers – and What You Should Do to Prepare

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We recently provided our predictions for what education employers could expect to see in the area of workplace law over the next year as part of our FP Forecast series – but we had too many insights to fit into that edition....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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Court Denies Injunction to Student Claiming Denial of Rights to Participate in Extracurricular Activity

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T.W., a minor, through Waltman v. Southern Columbia Area School District (2020 WL 7027636) (M.D. Pa. 2020), Federal District Court for Middle District of Pennsylvania denies student’s and parents’ motion for preliminary...more

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Transgender Student Issues – The FEDs Speak, But Is It Really News In Connecticut?

On May 13, 2016, with much fanfare, the United States Department of Justice and the United States Department of Education jointly issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” [“DCL”] in order to provide guidance for school districts with...more

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