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'Families Take on Many Forms': 3rd Circuit Clarifies Who Qualifies as 'Parent' Under IDEA

"In writing the IDEA, Congress understood that families take many forms, but the bottom line is always the best interest of the child with a disability. That is why the IDEA has such a broad definition of the person assuming the role of 'parent,'" said the plaintiffs' attorney, Alan L. Yatvin of Weir Greenblatt Pierce, in Philadelphia.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

State Bar Association Forms Task Force to Confront Potential Overturn of Affirmative Action

The task force will be led by former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison chairman Brad Karp.
3 minute read

Law.com

'New Wave of Litigation' Expected on Proposed Title IX Changes, Now Delayed Until October

"The proposed new regulations will revoke or erode a wide array of procedural protections that have safeguarded both complainants and respondents over the last few years," said Patricia Hamill, a member and co-chair of the Title IX and campus discipline practice at Clark Hill.
10 minute read

The Recorder

A High-Quality Education Means What, Exactly?

"We're not advocating a vote for or against any of the educational quality measures, but we are in favor of clear constitutional commands," write David A. Carrillo and Stephen M. Duvernay.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

She Faked a Fall—Now Justices Are Weighing a Penalty for a School Administrator

"Our position is that the arbitration should stand as originally issued, and that the arbitrator can and should have discretion in fashioning a remedy up to and including termination and/or something less than dismissal in addition to a reduction in compensation," the school district's lawyer said.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'The Jury Sent a Clear Message': $500,000 Verdict in Suit Over Bullying

Hugh McCabe's lawyers said they anticipate an application to recover attorney fees and costs as the prevailing party under the Law Against Discrimination.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia School District's Book Bans May Break Civil Rights Law, Federal Officials Warn

After the U.S. Department of Education found that the Forsyth County school district's decision to remove some books from its libraries may have created a hostile environment that violated federal laws against race and sex discrimination, the district settled the complaint.
5 minute read

Law.com

Finding 'Actual Value of Online, Post-COVID Education' to Be 'Indeterminable,' Judge Rejects Class Certification vs. Brandeis University

"The Court's conclusion as to superiority depends upon its findings on predominance. Because the actual value of online, post-COVID education in Spring, 2020 is indeterminable and there is no damages model applicable class-wide, individual issues prevent a finding of superiority," wrote U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton for the District of Massachusetts.
6 minute read

Law.com

Justice Department Announces Settlement With Spokane Public Schools for 'Improper' Seclusion, Restraint of Students With Disabilities

An investigation found that the school district inappropriately and repeatedly secluded and restrained students with disabilities and did not limit the practice to emergency situations, as required by state law and district policy.
2 minute read

Law.com

State High Court: Preemptive Mask Mandate Repeal 'Legally Sufficient' Basis for Recall Vote on School Board Members

The Washington state high court unanimously held upheld charges alleging that school board members violated open meetings law by not publishing the discussion about rescinding the mandate.
4 minute read

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