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The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Teacher's Firing for Immorality Violated School Code

While making clear to say the court did not condone a teacher's conduct, the Commonwealth Court has ruled that the School District of Philadelphia failed to adhere to mandatory provisions of the School Code when it fired him for using vulgar language and making inappropriate comments to students.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Villanova Names First African-American Law Dean

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law has named Mark C. Alexander as its next dean, marking the first time the university has had an African-American dean.
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The Recorder

Arizona Students' Association v. Arizona Board of Regents

4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Am. Civil Liberties Union of N.J. v. Hendricks

Resnick Compelled Invalidation of Grants of Public Money to Sectarian Schools
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Immigration, Compliance Issues Facing Higher Ed. Institutions

Issues of immigration and compliance affect companies and employers from all industries. However, higher education institutions face unique compliance-related issues and, in particular, compliance issues relating to the maintenance of student and exchange visitor program (SEVP) certification. As this article discusses, site visits and oversight of the higher-education industry have increased tremendously in the past several years, and colleges and universities should ensure that they have an in-depth understanding of the enforcement and oversight arms of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Further, they should create, memorialize and train employees with respect to compliance-related processes and protocols for handling site visits and the DHS correspondence.
15 minute read

Law.com

Chicago Law School Jumps to No. 1 in Full-Time Jobs After Graduation

The University of Chicago Law School had a strong year on the employment front. It sent a higher percentage of 2015 graduates into full-time legal jobs than any other law school—nearly 91 percent according to The National Law Journal's analysis of the latest employment data from the American Bar Association.
4 minute read

Law.com

Gibson Dunn Presses State Justices on Teacher Tenure Case

A team led by Theodore Boutrous Jr. on Tuesday urged the California Supreme Court to review the controversial case.
16 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Questions Rating of Long Island Teacher

A statistical model used to evaluate the effectiveness of teachers in New York was "arbitrary" and "capricious" as it was applied to a fourth-grade teacher on Long Island in the 2013-14 school year, a state judge ruled.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Parents Say Bullying Led Girl to Commit Suicide, But Is School Liable?

Emilie Olsen killed herself after bullies at school allegedly made her life miserable. Her parents have sued the school district, but as other bullying suits have shown, holding a school liable is no easy feat.
15 minute read

The Recorder

Timothy O. v. Paso Robles Unified School District

3 minute read

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