Picture this – you have been planning and dreaming of the perfect wedding for years. You and your partner have spent countless hours on phone calls, visiting venues, sampling cakes and menus, and stressing over guest lists and RSVPs. Final plans are made, deposits paid to secure services, and you and supportive family and friends are mentally preparing for the big day. Then suddenly, a global … [Read more...] about Don’t Let the Pandemic Ruin Your Big Day
Pandemic Sparks Highly Competitive Real Estate Market
Thinking about buying or selling your home in 2020? The current housing market is the sellers’ dream. With record low mortgage rates, low supply, but high demand, sellers have seen 5 to 10 offers in one day. In response to an economic downfall amid the pandemic, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, resulting in the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage going below 3%. Generally, in the past … [Read more...] about Pandemic Sparks Highly Competitive Real Estate Market
Is It Constitutional for a School to Discipline Student Athletes Who Take a Knee in Protest?
Kneeling during the national anthem in protest of racial injustice in America started in professional sports in 2016, when San Francisco 49ers former quarterback Colin Kaepernick began to kneel during the national anthem in protest of police treatment of black Americans. The protests were met with virulent criticism; calling his actions unpatriotic and disrespectful to the military and veterans. … [Read more...] about Is It Constitutional for a School to Discipline Student Athletes Who Take a Knee in Protest?
New Case Brings Into Question Whether “State Created Danger” Liability Affects Districts
As a general rule, school actors are immune from tort claims under theories of sovereign immunity. However, in a recent case coming out of the Third Circuit, there seems to be a slight shift towards textualism when applying the doctrine. How does this “state-created danger” theory of liability affect school districts? Generally speaking, school districts are immune from lawsuits for injuries to … [Read more...] about New Case Brings Into Question Whether “State Created Danger” Liability Affects Districts
OSEP and OCR Release Guidance for Special Education During COVID
On September, 28, 2020, The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services’ Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the United State Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) each released Q & A documents addressing the implementation of special education services and accommodations under Section 504 during the ongoing COVID-19 environment. These documents do not … [Read more...] about OSEP and OCR Release Guidance for Special Education During COVID
The New Norm for the School Year Causes New Problems for Divorced and Separated Parents
In general, choosing which school learning model is best for your child can lead to custodial and child support implications, so it is not surprising to see an uptick in custodial disputes between divorced or separated parents regarding the non-traditional reopening plans schools have implemented in response to COVID-19. The authority over major decisions including but not limited to a child’s … [Read more...] about The New Norm for the School Year Causes New Problems for Divorced and Separated Parents
