On January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky ruled that the 2024 Title IX Regulations “are invalid and must be set aside.” Despite
Continue Reading OCR Confirms That the 2024 Title IX Regulations Are Vacated
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Jessica represents schools in a variety of education, labor relations and employment law matters. She negotiates certified and non-certified collective bargaining agreements on behalf of numerous public boards of education. Jessica also represents school districts in labor and employment disputes, freedom of information hearings, teacher tenure proceedings, student disciplinary matters, election law matters, and other legal proceedings arising in the education context. In addition, Jessica advises schools on education policies and practices, compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, and other legal matters arising in the education context.
On January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky ruled that the 2024 Title IX Regulations “are invalid and must be set aside.” Despite…
Continue Reading OCR Confirms That the 2024 Title IX Regulations Are VacatedLast year was a turbulent one for Title IX, and although we are just a few days into 2025, this turbulence has persisted into the…
Continue Reading 2024 Title IX Regulations Are Likely VacatedIn April 2024, the U.S. Department of Education issued the 2024 Title IX Final Rule on sex-based harassment and discrimination (the “Final Rule”). The implementation…
Continue Reading Visit Shipman’s Title IX Resource CenterEarlier this month, the Supreme Court considered whether James Freed, a city manager who maintained a “mixed use” Facebook account on which he posted information…
Continue Reading Supreme Court Announces New Test for Determining Whether Social Media Posts Constitute State ActionLast week, the Education Committee considered HB 5339 and, after discussion, voted to advance it beyond the committee. The proposed bill would prohibit institutions of…
Continue Reading Proposed Legislation Would Bar Institutions of Higher Education from Considering School Disciplinary History in AdmissionsIn June 2023, the Governor signed Public Act 23-167, which makes significant changes to Connecticut’s bullying law that become mandatory for the 2025-2026 school…
Continue Reading School Climate Policy and Uniform Complaint Form for Challenging Behavior and Bullying Now AvailableAs an update to its previous 2017 guidance on the subject (the “2017 Guidance”), the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) released guidance for school…
Continue Reading CSDE Releases Updated Guidance on Civil Rights Protections and Supports for Transgender StudentsOn May 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) announced that it would delay release of the final revisions to the regulations implementing…
Continue Reading Release of Final Changes to Title IX Regulations Postponed from May to October 2023On April 13, 2023, the United States Department of Education (the “DOE”) published proposed regulations intended to address participation of transgender students in school athletic…
Continue Reading Proposed Title IX Regulations Affecting Athletic Team EligibilityOn February 16, 2023, Connecticut’s Commissioner of Public Health (“Commissioner”) issued a memorandum to school nurse supervisors and school medical advisors regarding medical exemption reporting…
Continue Reading Update on Connecticut’s School Immunization Requirements