A New York Appellate Court has ruled that a student can be suspended for making threats on school grounds without a showing that the student
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School District in Pennsylvania Defeats Student’s Claim for Teammate Bullying
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A Federal District court in Pennsylvania has ruled in favor of Loyalsock Township School District in a suit brought by a former student asserting violations…
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Missouri State Teachers’ Association Sues State Over Social Networking Law
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The Missouri State Legislature has passed a social networking law which prohibits communication through websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, between teachers and current students…
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Court Approves Age Discrimination Suit by Demoted School Employee
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In Jones v. Oklahoma City Public Schools, a federal appeals court held that a school employee who was demoted and replaced with a younger…
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Supreme Court Rules that Schools Need Not Recognize Discriminatory Student Groups
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In Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Hastings College of the Law (“Hastings” or the “law school”), a public…
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Comment Period for Revised ADA Regulations Open
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By legislation effective January 1, 2009, Congress expanded the scope of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) so that a greater number of individuals will…
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Drug Sniffing Dogs and Students’ Rights
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Although many Connecticut school districts have policies that permit the administration to bring in drug-detecting dogs to sniff unattended school property (such as student lockers)…