The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision concluding that Region 10 school officials were entitled to qualified immunity as to a former
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Tattooing Of Student Is Assault, And Possibly Bullying
By Gwen J. Zittoun on
In an outrageous case of assault, and possibly bullying, several students at a New Hampshire high school were arrested for allegedly tattooing an indecent phrase…
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Massachusetts’ Ruling Suggests Students May Sue Over Bullying if School Officials’ Conduct “Shocks the Conscience”
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A recent ruling from a Superior Court judge in Massachusetts suggests that parents may have a cause of action against public school officials for their…
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Third Circuit Issues Reaches Conflicting Results in Two Cases Addressing Student Discipline for Off-campus Internet Postings
By Peter J. Murphy on
In a January 12, 2010 post, we summarized the conflicting decisions coming from courts in cases involving student discipline based on off-campus Internet postings. That …
Oregon House of Representatives Votes to End Ban on Teachers Wearing Religious Garb
Oregon, Nebraska and Pennsylvania are the only remaining states to prohibit religious clothing in public schools. But Oregon has taken the first step in lifting…
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Third Circuit Hears Oral Argument in “Sexting” Case
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On Friday January 15, 2010, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court for New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware) heard oral argument in…
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Courts Continue to Struggle With Student Discipline For Off-Campus Internet Postings
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In June 2008, one of our School Law Alerts discussed a Connecticut case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit…
School District Sued for Search of Cell Phone
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In Texas, the mother of an intermediate school student is suing the Klein Independent School District, claiming that the Assistant Principal illegally searched her daughter’s…
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Article Explores Intersection of Dress Codes and Students’ Gender Identity
A recent article in the New York Times explores the difficulty schools and school districts have had drafting and applying dress code policies in light…
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Students Protest Principal’s Policy regarding Pajama Party Penis Pictures
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In Indiana, 2 teenage girls who posted pictures of themselves on MySpace pretending to kiss or lick a novelty lollipop shaped like a phallus and…
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