Over the last few months, there have been some developments in the law that school entities who are considering, or are currently, audiotaping on school buses need to take into consideration before deciding if this is a good idea. First, the requirements for what notice must be provided before recording has changed. Second, the recordings might be considered public records that have to be produced … [Read more...] about Some New Developments To Consider Before Audio Recording on School Buses
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Back To School… Or Not? The Stakes of Truancy
School truancy is currently receiving serious attention across the country, particularly in Philadelphia after District Attorney Seth Williams implemented a new truancy initiative in the city’s charter schools. The DA mandated that reckless endangerment charges be filed against charter school parents who refuse to meet with school officials after their students have been truant 10 or more days in … [Read more...] about Back To School… Or Not? The Stakes of Truancy
High Court Approves Affirmative Action For Higher Education
On June 23, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court, for the second time in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, affirmed the constitutionality of the University of Texas policy which considers the race of applicants as one factor in its admissions decisions. Justice Kennedy, writing for the majority, adopted an approach modeled on the 2003 High Court decision in Grutter v. Bollinger, which sanctioned … [Read more...] about High Court Approves Affirmative Action For Higher Education
No Running in the Halls! – Injury During Inside Track Practice Could Result in Liability for School District
In a case that cuts deep into a school district’s historic immunity for negligent supervision, the court in B.D. v. Downingtown Area School District, No. 15-6375 (E.D.Pa.Jun. 20, 2016), took the unusual step of finding that the improper handling of a track practice held inside and resulted in a student being injured could be a case of state-created danger under Section 1983, and falls within an … [Read more...] about No Running in the Halls! – Injury During Inside Track Practice Could Result in Liability for School District
Piecing Together Infertility Rights In The Workplace
Parental leave and the push to offer working parents more flexibility in the workplace is in the news a lot lately, yet less commonly do you hear news regarding workplace rights of an infertile employee. Infertility is a problem that impacts all areas of life – a person or couple suffering from infertility may struggle physically, emotionally, and financially in order to have a child. There is … [Read more...] about Piecing Together Infertility Rights In The Workplace
Department of Education Releases New Guidance for Equal Access to Career and Technical Programs
On June 15, 2016, Catherine Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights and Johan Uvin, Deputy Assistant Secretary charged with duties to supervise Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Adult Education, jointly published “new” guidelines for ensuring the equal access of students regardless of sex to the full panoply of CTE programs. The guidelines are not new in the sense of creating new … [Read more...] about Department of Education Releases New Guidance for Equal Access to Career and Technical Programs
