On November 19, 2020, the Pennsylvania Senate amended and passed legislation requested by the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (“PSBA”) to provide COVID-19 liability protections for schools. The amendment, House Bill 1737 (“HB1737”), would provide school entities with limited pandemic liability protections if they followed, or believed with good faith to have followed, CDC and state health … [Read more...] about Governor Wolf Vetoes Pandemic Liability Protections for Schools
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Governor’s Attestation Order Raises Questions for School Districts in “Substantial” Counties
Amid cases rising to record levels in Pennsylvania, on Monday, November 23, 2020, Governor Wolf and Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine issued orders to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. School districts in counties of substantial transmission rates must agree and sign a state certification that they are following the orders of Governor Wolf and Dr. Levine if they wish to continue to … [Read more...] about Governor’s Attestation Order Raises Questions for School Districts in “Substantial” Counties
School Board Member Email Addresses to be Public
Act 84 of 2020 requires all public school entities to publish email addresses for their Boards of Directors. Signed on October 30, 2020, the Act adds a section to the Public School Code. Within 180 days, school districts must establish e-mail addresses for each member of their boards of school directors. The email addresses must then be published on the school district website in a location and … [Read more...] about School Board Member Email Addresses to be Public
