Title Created Date Hits
District Wins Federal Appellate Decision concerning its Suspension of Football Coach for Praying after Games on Field with Players. 08-31-21 Hits: 1770
Three Takeaways for School Districts After the Supreme Court’s Recent Ruling on Students’ First Amendment Rights 07-27-21 Hits: 2329
Federal Appellate Court Permits Geographic and Socioeconomic Factors as Criteria for Selective Public School Admission 06-16-21 Hits: 1824
Appellate Court Holds Constitutional Right created by Collective Bargaining Agreement 05-27-21 Hits: 1628
Qualified Immunity: a Powerful Defense Against Students’ Constitutional Violation Claims 04-29-21 Hits: 1861
Social Media and Electronic Communication: Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices for School Districts with regard to their Students 04-06-21 Hits: 363
Retaliation Claims Were the #1 Basis for Charges Filed With the EEOC in 2020 03-12-21 Hits: 527
“Offhand Remark” About Husband’s Salary Sinks School’s Defense, Keeping Teacher’s Pay Discrimination Suit Alive 02-24-21 Hits: 541
Federal Appeals Court Denies Governmental Immunity to Educators in Lawsuit for 3rd Grader’s Suicide 01-18-21 Hits: 610
With COVID-19 Cases Rising Nationwide, Make Sure Your District is Providing Services to Special Education Students 12-10-20 Hits: 521
Appellate Court Rules a Black Male High School Student’s Discrimination Suit Over Dyed Hair Can Proceed 11-15-20 Hits: 809
The Office of Civil Rights Clarifies Five Important Definitions Under Title IX: Are Your District’s Procedures Compliant? 10-26-20 Hits: 749
Engaging IT Vendors in the Era of Remote Learning Best Practices for Schools & Districts 10-06-20 Hits: 587
Office of Civil Rights Addresses the Impact on Schools of the Recent Supreme Court Decision concerning LGBTQ Discrimination 09-24-20 Hits: 685
Court Refuses to Delay New Title IX Regulations 08-24-20 Hits: 645
Federal Appellate Court Finds School Violated the First Amendment by Suspending Student from Cheerleading for Vulgar Snapchat Posted Over the Weekend; Away from School 07-27-20 Hits: 1157
Responding to Sexual Harassment Allegations: Revised Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices for School Districts 06-30-20 Hits: 830
Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights issues a Letter of Impending Enforcement Action for Violation of Title IX for Participation of Transgender Girls on Girls’ Track Teams 06-16-20 Hits: 794
In a Groundbreaking Decision, a divided Federal Appellate Court Recognized a Constitutional Right to Literacy for Michigan Students 05-21-20 Hits: 826
Federal Appellate Court Affirms District Court’s Ruling that a School District Did Not Discriminate when Terminating a Non-Tenured History Teacher who Espoused Holocaust Denial Theories and Anti-Semitic Views 04-27-20 Hits: 1034
USDE: Compliance with IDEA & Section 504 of ADA During the COVID-19 Pandemic 03-31-20 Hits: 731
COVID-19 Self-Audit Checklist & Best Practices 03-16-20 Hits: 3507
Coronavirus Prevention 03-03-20 Hits: 647
Secretary of Education DeVos Announced a New Civil Rights Initiative to Combat Sexual Assault of Students in K-12 Public Schools 02-26-20 Hits: 565
U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will launch the Outreach, Prevention, Education and Non-discrimination (OPEN) Center to Foster Proactive Compliance with Federal Civil Rights Laws 01-21-20 Hits: 413
2020 FLSA Checklist for School Districts 12-11-19 Hits: 2596
U.S Secret Service Issues Findings on Targeted School Violence 12-02-19 Hits: 589
If Gun Violence Comes to Your School, Will Your Security Plan be Bulletproof? 10-10-19 Hits: 1218
U.S. Department of Labor Announces Overtime Final Rule 10-01-19 Hits: 888
Department of Education Issues Findings on Chicago Public Schools 09-13-19 Hits: 847
U.S. Department of Labor Confirms Special Ed Meetings as FMLA Eligible 08-27-19 Hits: 679
Department of Education to Investigate Transgender Policy Related to Sports 08-15-19 Hits: 929
When Rituals Go Wrong: How School Districts Can Prevent and Respond to Hazing 07-19-19 Hits: 1394
Preventing Environmental Health Hazards in Schools 06-12-19 Hits: 1017
Indicators of School Crime and Safety 2018 05-16-19 Hits: 1036
What Weighs on Principals’ Minds in 2019 05-16-19 Hits: 1848
Financial Fraud Prevention Tips for School Districts 05-14-19 Hits: 1142
Protecting Students in the Era of #MeToo 03-25-19 Hits: 1738
Arming Our Educators: What Teachers Think about Guns in the Classroom 03-08-19 Hits: 2236
Cyberbullying is Experienced by Majority of Teens 02-26-19 Hits: 1240
Sexual Misconduct in Education Survey 01-22-19 Hits: 1231
Federal Commission on School Safety Issues Final Report 12-20-18 Hits: 1418
Serving Homeless Students 2018 Update: McKinney-Vento Act Self-Audit Checklist & Best Practices for School Districts 12-10-18 Hits: 1885
Department of Education Revises Its Civil Rights Investigation Processes 11-28-18 Hits: 1185
Proposed Title IX Rule concerning Sexual Harassment and Assault Released for Public Comment 11-20-18 Hits: 1124
Equal Access to Education for Undocumented Students Checklist 2018 Update 09-25-18 Hits: 1878
Protecting FERPA rights when using Third-Party Educational Services 09-11-18 Hits: 1262
National Public Opinion Poll Results on K-12 School Security 07-20-18 Hits: 1225
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Students file Federal Civil Rights Suit 07-12-18 Hits: 1536
Students with Disabilities Compliance: ADA & Rehabilitation Act Checklist 2018 Update 05-31-18 Hits: 2107
Active Shooter Response Programs for Schools 05-24-18 Hits: 1494
Data Highlights on School Climate and Safety in Our Nation's Public Schools 05-01-18 Hits: 1718
Department of Education Free Appropriate Public Education Q&A 04-28-18 Hits: 1430
Indicators of School Crime and Safety 2017 04-10-18 Hits: 1390
Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Student Checklist 2018 Update 03-22-18 Hits: 2742
Student activism after Parkland, Florida school shooting and First Amendment considerations 03-16-18 Hits: 1598
School District Employee Speech and First Amendment Self-Evaluation Checklist 12-27-17 Hits: 2103
Due Process Requirements for Out-of-School Suspension – Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices 10-13-17 Hits: 2364
U.S. Department of Education Changes Course on Title IX Responsibilities for Sexual Misconduct 10-09-17 Hits: 1849
Stacy Fry, et vir, as next friends of minor E.F. v. Napoleon Community Schools 09-27-17 Hits: 1866
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program rescinded 09-13-17 Hits: 1894
Cybersecurity & Privacy Risk Management for Cloud Computing – Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices 08-04-17 Hits: 2166
U.S. Department of Education Scales Back Scope of OCR Investigations 06-29-17 Hits: 1904
Sexual-Orientation Discrimination: What School Districts Need to Know 04-19-17 Hits: 2108
Endrew F. ex rel. Joseph F. v. Douglas County School District 04-13-17 Hits: 2146
Electronic & Information Technology Accessibility Self-Audit Checklist 04-03-17 Hits: 2234
Brinsdon v. McAllen Independent School District, Yvette Cavazos, and Reyna Santos 12-27-16 Hits: 2742
Electronic Data Self-Audit Checklist, 2016 Update 12-16-16 Hits: 2311
Create an Anti-Bullying Culture through Student Change Agents 10-18-16 Hits: 2386
Ziegler v. Martin County School District & Jensen Beach High School 10-15-16 Hits: 2572
U.S. Department of Education Announces Actions to Address Religious Discrimination 10-07-16 Hits: 2839
Police in Schools: Guidance on School Resource Officer Programs 09-16-16 Hits: 2203
Beyond Bathrooms: New Guidance Regarding Transgender Students Addresses FERPA Requirements 07-26-16 Hits: 2394
K.R. v. Huber Heights City Schools Board of Education 07-18-16 Hits: 2768
New EEOC Guidance on Transgender Bathroom Access 05-18-16 Hits: 2514
Bathroom Access Rights for Transgender Employees Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 05-17-16 Hits: 2567
Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students Notice of Language Assistance 05-13-16 Hits: 2370
Addressing Intellectual Property Issues: Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices for School Districts 05-12-16 Hits: 2136
Fair Labor Standards Act - Critical Update 05-04-16 Hits: 2238
G.G v. Gloucester County School Board - 2016 WL 1567467 (U.S. Ct. App. 4th Cir) 04-19-16 Hits: 2451
Compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices for School Districts: Special Topics Part 2 03-14-16 Hits: 2928
Compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices for School Districts Part 1 12-21-15 Hits: 2794
Educating and Evaluating the English Language Learner: Self-Audit and Best Practices Part 2 07-09-15 Hits: 2671
English Language Learner Services and Education: Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices for School Districts Part 1 06-18-15 Hits: 3887
Doe v Prince George County (Title IX as it applies to bullying) 05-08-15 Hits: 2654
Munich Re Provides New Insights into Managing School Violence 03-25-15 Hits: 2172
Bullying and Harassment: Identification, Investigation and Remediation Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices for School Districts 03-16-15 Hits: 7148
Department of Education Guidance on use of online educational services 03-03-15 Hits: 6668
Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Education Services: Model Terms of Service 03-03-15 Hits: 2566
Reifinger v. Parkland School District 2015 WL 509557 (3rd Cir. 2015 – Pennsylvania) 02-09-15 Hits: 1914
Federal Communications Commission Adopts New Rules for the E-Rate Program 12-15-14 Hits: 2428
Bell v. Itawamba County School Board 2014 WL 7014371 (5th Cir. 2014 – Mississippi) 12-12-14 Hits: 1971
Hogan Lovells’ Overview of The Office For Civil Rights’ Warnings and Additional Guidance on Schools’ Obligations to Provide Equitable Access to Education Resources 10-01-14 Hits: 3618
Best Practices and Policies for Serving Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Students – Extracurricular Activities 09-17-14 Hits: 3843
Scheick v. Tecumseh Public Schools, 766 F.3d 523 (6th Cir. 2014 – Michigan) 09-02-14 Hits: 2597
Vergara v. California, No. BC484642 07-18-14 Hits: 4233
Carmichael v. Galbraith 06-19-14 Hits: 3740
Lane v. Franks, 134 S.Ct. 1533 (U.S. Supreme Court) 06-19-14 Hits: 3293
Rights of Transgender Students (Hogan Lovells Memo) 05-27-14 Hits: 6863
Questions and Answers on Title IX and Sexual Violence 05-18-14 Hits: 6471
Hayden v. Greensburg Community School Corporation 03-26-14 Hits: 3627
School Districts Cloud Computing Services Self-Audit Checklist 03-17-14 Hits: 7963
Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services 03-16-14 Hits: 2841
Hogan Lovells Memorandum on the Education Department’s Guidance 03-16-14 Hits: 2910
Munich Re on Restraint Seclusion 02-18-14 Hits: 3077
School District Seeks Supreme Court Review of School's Attempted Ban of “I ♥ Boobies” Bracelets 12-12-13 Hits: 2805
District Social Media Policy, Part 2: Administrator/Teacher Social Media Policies Checklist 12-11-13 Hits: 2816
District Social Media Policy, Part 1: Student Social Media Policies Checklist 10-22-13 Hits: 3644
Goudeau v. East Baton Rouge Parish School 10-07-13 Hits: 2946
B. H. v. Easton Area School District 08-25-13 Hits: 2988
Vance v. Ball State 08-06-13 Hits: 2982
Pregnant and Parenting Students under Title IX (Hogan Memo) 08-05-13 Hits: 2751
Use of public benefits or insurance with IDEA 07-23-13 Hits: 2890
Fischer vs University of Texas at Austin 06-24-13 Hits: 2802
Douglas v. Rochester City School District 06-13-13 Hits: 2990
Fair Labor Standards Act: Self-Audit Checklist For School District Employers, 2013 Update 05-31-13 Hits: 3286
G.C. vs. Owensboro Public Schools 03-27-13 Hits: 3094
Disciplining Students with Disabilities Self-Audit Checklist/Best Practices On the Use of Restraint 03-22-13 Hits: 2700
McCoy v. Board of Education, Columbus City Schools 02-26-13 Hits: 2884
Connelly v. Steel Valley School District 02-22-13 Hits: 3328
Office for Civil Rights’ Guidance Requires School Districts to Provide Students with Disabilities Equal Opportunity to Participate in Athletics 02-06-13 Hits: 2673
Avoiding Discrimination Claims When Using Criminal History in Employment Decisions: Self‐Audit Checklist 08-30-12 Hits: 2648
School Compliance with Title IX For Athletic Programs: A Self-Audit Checklist 01-29-12 Hits: 3499
Avoiding FLSA Pay Violations Self-Audit Checklist for Substitute Teachers 10-10-11 Hits: 2867
Addressing Bullying and Harassment: A District Self‐Audit Checklist 03-01-11 Hits: 3378
English Language Learners Self-Audit Checklist UPDATE 12-07-10 Hits: 2734
Avoiding Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Compensation Claims Self-Audit Checklist 04-11-10 Hits: 2669
E-Discovery: School District Self-Audit, Part II 10-22-08 Hits: 3045
E-Discovery: School District Self-Audit, Part I 05-27-08 Hits: 2755
Model Wellness Policy Checklist 11-26-06 Hits: 2723