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Former Football Coach Sues Northwestern University, Alleging It 'Destroyed' His Career Following Hazing Probe

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
5 minute read

Law.com

Free-Speech Suit Alleges Arizona School District Barred Board Member From Quoting Bible Passages in Meetings

This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Schools and Book Bans: One Man's Book Is Another Man's Ban

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?
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Her Social Media Posts Cost Her a Job—and Judges Agree With the Employer

"We believe the court was correct in ruling that under the terms of the statute, this wildly inappropriate language should not be shared with students," said school district attorney John G. Geppert Jr. said.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Revise the School Funding Formula

NJPP recommends that the legislative direct the Joint Committee on Public Schools to hold hearings on adjusting the basic school funding formula. We second the motion.
2 minute read

Law.com

Ohio-Based Ashland University Claims Department of Education Wrongly Imposed $6M Fine Over Second Chance Pell Grant Program

The suit was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
4 minute read

Law.com

Reversing Panel Decision: Divided Ninth Circuit Finds Universities May Be Held Liable Under Title IX for Off-Campus Assault

"Today's opinion is a victory for Mackenzie and for student survivors across the country," said Alexandra Brodsky, a staff attorney at Public Justice in Washington D.C., who argued the case before the en banc court. "Gender violence has grave effects on students' access to education. For that reason, the civil rights law Title IX requires schools to address known abuse. And as the Ninth Circuit explained today, a school's power to stop violence—and its responsibility to do so—doesn't stop at the campus boundary."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Informal Resolution as a Solution for Title IX Cases at Your School

The informal resolution process is a powerful tool that gives parties a say in the outcome. It is student-centered and trauma-informed and saves expenses, time and resources, reducing stress for those involved.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling Brings Inequality of Opportunity

By striking down affirmative action, the court has provided an opening for certain groups to challenge both public and private diversity, equity and inclusion programs and initiatives (Perkins Coie and Morrison Foerster are defendants in such lawsuits).
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Education Commissioner Must Act

We do not know the best solution for the public school children in Lakewood and like-situated districts. That is what the Appellate panel directed the commissioner to address, and she ought to get on with it.
3 minute read

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