Leigh E Dalton

October 06, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Who really gets to decide whether a student has access to a book during their school career? Should it be parents? Should it be school administrators? Should it be school board members? Should it be an inherent right of the students themselves? How should book banning decisions be made and on what basis?

By Leigh E. Dalton

7 minute read

August 09, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Because clothing is an expression of oneself, and because students do not shed their expressive rights at the schoolhouse gate, public schools must examine their student dress codes to be cognizant of those rights of expression and the liability of inconsistent and discriminatory enforcement.

By Leigh E. Dalton

8 minute read

October 08, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

What does the landscape look like a year later? Modes of educational delivery are prisoner to the political rifts reflected in the blue and red pattern that reflects the state of our country.

By Leigh E. Dalton

7 minute read

October 15, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

The landscape of education did not escape and its profile is also impacted by these COVID-19 dynamics—on the one hand forcing parents and students out of their comfort zones, routines, and preferences, and on the other, ushering in a new genre of school choice.

By Leigh E. Dalton

8 minute read