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: 1816
Three Takeaways for School Districts After the Supreme Court’s Recent Ruling on Students’ First Amendment Rights 07-27-21 Hits: 2414
Federal Appellate Court Permits Geographic and Socioeconomic Factors as Criteria for Selective Public School Admission 06-16-21 Hits: 1879
Appellate Court Holds Constitutional Right created by Collective Bargaining Agreement 05-27-21 Hits: 1695
Qualified Immunity: a Powerful Defense Against Students’ Constitutional Violation Claims 04-29-21 Hits: 2362
Social Media and Electronic Communication: Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices for School Districts with regard to their Students 04-06-21 Hits: 379
Retaliation Claims Were the #1 Basis for Charges Filed With the EEOC in 2020 03-12-21 Hits: 546
“Offhand Remark” About Husband’s Salary Sinks School’s Defense, Keeping Teacher’s Pay Discrimination Suit Alive 02-24-21 Hits: 566
Federal Appeals Court Denies Governmental Immunity to Educators in Lawsuit for 3rd Grader’s Suicide 01-18-21 Hits: 621
With COVID-19 Cases Rising Nationwide, Make Sure Your District is Providing Services to Special Education Students 12-10-20 Hits: 534
Appellate Court Rules a Black Male High School Student’s Discrimination Suit Over Dyed Hair Can Proceed 11-15-20 Hits: 827
The Office of Civil Rights Clarifies Five Important Definitions Under Title IX: Are Your District’s Procedures Compliant? 10-26-20 Hits: 769
Engaging IT Vendors in the Era of Remote Learning Best Practices for Schools & Districts 10-06-20 Hits: 602
Office of Civil Rights Addresses the Impact on Schools of the Recent Supreme Court Decision concerning LGBTQ Discrimination 09-24-20 Hits: 696
Court Refuses to Delay New Title IX Regulations 08-24-20 Hits: 659
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: 1171
Responding to Sexual Harassment Allegations: Revised Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices for School Districts 06-30-20 Hits: 846
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: 802
In a Groundbreaking Decision, a divided Federal Appellate Court Recognized a Constitutional Right to Literacy for Michigan Students 05-21-20 Hits: 835
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: 1065
USDE: Compliance with IDEA & Section 504 of ADA During the COVID-19 Pandemic 03-31-20 Hits: 741
COVID-19 Self-Audit Checklist & Best Practices 03-16-20 Hits: 3544
Coronavirus Prevention 03-03-20 Hits: 658
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: 574
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: 425
2020 FLSA Checklist for School Districts 12-11-19 Hits: 2632
U.S Secret Service Issues Findings on Targeted School Violence 12-02-19 Hits: 600
If Gun Violence Comes to Your School, Will Your Security Plan be Bulletproof? 10-10-19 Hits: 1239
U.S. Department of Labor Announces Overtime Final Rule 10-01-19 Hits: 900
Department of Education Issues Findings on Chicago Public Schools 09-13-19 Hits: 865
U.S. Department of Labor Confirms Special Ed Meetings as FMLA Eligible 08-27-19 Hits: 694
Department of Education to Investigate Transgender Policy Related to Sports 08-15-19 Hits: 942
When Rituals Go Wrong: How School Districts Can Prevent and Respond to Hazing 07-19-19 Hits: 1441
Preventing Environmental Health Hazards in Schools 06-12-19 Hits: 1033
Indicators of School Crime and Safety 2018 05-16-19 Hits: 1046
What Weighs on Principals’ Minds in 2019 05-16-19 Hits: 1859
Financial Fraud Prevention Tips for School Districts 05-14-19 Hits: 1154
Protecting Students in the Era of #MeToo 03-25-19 Hits: 1752
Arming Our Educators: What Teachers Think about Guns in the Classroom 03-08-19 Hits: 2246
Cyberbullying is Experienced by Majority of Teens 02-26-19 Hits: 1257
Sexual Misconduct in Education Survey 01-22-19 Hits: 1241
Federal Commission on School Safety Issues Final Report 12-20-18 Hits: 1432
Serving Homeless Students 2018 Update: McKinney-Vento Act Self-Audit Checklist & Best Practices for School Districts 12-10-18 Hits: 1896
Department of Education Revises Its Civil Rights Investigation Processes 11-28-18 Hits: 1195
Proposed Title IX Rule concerning Sexual Harassment and Assault Released for Public Comment 11-20-18 Hits: 1133
Equal Access to Education for Undocumented Students Checklist 2018 Update 09-25-18 Hits: 1892
Protecting FERPA rights when using Third-Party Educational Services 09-11-18 Hits: 1274
National Public Opinion Poll Results on K-12 School Security 07-20-18 Hits: 1239
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Students file Federal Civil Rights Suit 07-12-18 Hits: 1546
Students with Disabilities Compliance: ADA & Rehabilitation Act Checklist 2018 Update 05-31-18 Hits: 2118
Active Shooter Response Programs for Schools 05-24-18 Hits: 1510
Data Highlights on School Climate and Safety in Our Nation's Public Schools 05-01-18 Hits: 1744
Department of Education Free Appropriate Public Education Q&A 04-28-18 Hits: 1442
Indicators of School Crime and Safety 2017 04-10-18 Hits: 1400
Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Student Checklist 2018 Update 03-22-18 Hits: 2756
Student activism after Parkland, Florida school shooting and First Amendment considerations 03-16-18 Hits: 1611
School District Employee Speech and First Amendment Self-Evaluation Checklist 12-27-17 Hits: 2120
Due Process Requirements for Out-of-School Suspension – Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices 10-13-17 Hits: 2385
U.S. Department of Education Changes Course on Title IX Responsibilities for Sexual Misconduct 10-09-17 Hits: 1867
Stacy Fry, et vir, as next friends of minor E.F. v. Napoleon Community Schools 09-27-17 Hits: 1878
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program rescinded 09-13-17 Hits: 1902
Cybersecurity & Privacy Risk Management for Cloud Computing – Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices 08-04-17 Hits: 2176
U.S. Department of Education Scales Back Scope of OCR Investigations 06-29-17 Hits: 1921
Sexual-Orientation Discrimination: What School Districts Need to Know 04-19-17 Hits: 2127
Endrew F. ex rel. Joseph F. v. Douglas County School District 04-13-17 Hits: 2160
Electronic & Information Technology Accessibility Self-Audit Checklist 04-03-17 Hits: 2246
Brinsdon v. McAllen Independent School District, Yvette Cavazos, and Reyna Santos 12-27-16 Hits: 2753
Electronic Data Self-Audit Checklist, 2016 Update 12-16-16 Hits: 2321
Create an Anti-Bullying Culture through Student Change Agents 10-18-16 Hits: 2405
Ziegler v. Martin County School District & Jensen Beach High School 10-15-16 Hits: 2582
U.S. Department of Education Announces Actions to Address Religious Discrimination 10-07-16 Hits: 2856
Police in Schools: Guidance on School Resource Officer Programs 09-16-16 Hits: 2215
Beyond Bathrooms: New Guidance Regarding Transgender Students Addresses FERPA Requirements 07-26-16 Hits: 2403
K.R. v. Huber Heights City Schools Board of Education 07-18-16 Hits: 2778
New EEOC Guidance on Transgender Bathroom Access 05-18-16 Hits: 2537
Bathroom Access Rights for Transgender Employees Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 05-17-16 Hits: 2575
Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students Notice of Language Assistance 05-13-16 Hits: 2380
Addressing Intellectual Property Issues: Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices for School Districts 05-12-16 Hits: 2148
Fair Labor Standards Act - Critical Update 05-04-16 Hits: 2249
G.G v. Gloucester County School Board - 2016 WL 1567467 (U.S. Ct. App. 4th Cir) 04-19-16 Hits: 2464
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: 2945
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: 2805
Educating and Evaluating the English Language Learner: Self-Audit and Best Practices Part 2 07-09-15 Hits: 2685
English Language Learner Services and Education: Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices for School Districts Part 1 06-18-15 Hits: 3896
Doe v Prince George County (Title IX as it applies to bullying) 05-08-15 Hits: 2664
Munich Re Provides New Insights into Managing School Violence 03-25-15 Hits: 2189
Bullying and Harassment: Identification, Investigation and Remediation Self-Audit Checklist and Best Practices for School Districts 03-16-15 Hits: 7189
Department of Education Guidance on use of online educational services 03-03-15 Hits: 6694
Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Education Services: Model Terms of Service 03-03-15 Hits: 2574
Reifinger v. Parkland School District 2015 WL 509557 (3rd Cir. 2015 – Pennsylvania) 02-09-15 Hits: 1925
Federal Communications Commission Adopts New Rules for the E-Rate Program 12-15-14 Hits: 2438
Bell v. Itawamba County School Board 2014 WL 7014371 (5th Cir. 2014 – Mississippi) 12-12-14 Hits: 1979
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: 3636
Best Practices and Policies for Serving Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Students – Extracurricular Activities 09-17-14 Hits: 3852
Scheick v. Tecumseh Public Schools, 766 F.3d 523 (6th Cir. 2014 – Michigan) 09-02-14 Hits: 2609
Vergara v. California, No. BC484642 07-18-14 Hits: 4246
Carmichael v. Galbraith 06-19-14 Hits: 3752
Lane v. Franks, 134 S.Ct. 1533 (U.S. Supreme Court) 06-19-14 Hits: 3307
Rights of Transgender Students (Hogan Lovells Memo) 05-27-14 Hits: 6873
Questions and Answers on Title IX and Sexual Violence 05-18-14 Hits: 6481
Hayden v. Greensburg Community School Corporation 03-26-14 Hits: 3638
School Districts Cloud Computing Services Self-Audit Checklist 03-17-14 Hits: 8006
Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services 03-16-14 Hits: 2853
Hogan Lovells Memorandum on the Education Department’s Guidance 03-16-14 Hits: 2919
Munich Re on Restraint Seclusion 02-18-14 Hits: 3092
School District Seeks Supreme Court Review of School's Attempted Ban of “I ♥ Boobies” Bracelets 12-12-13 Hits: 2812
District Social Media Policy, Part 2: Administrator/Teacher Social Media Policies Checklist 12-11-13 Hits: 2827
District Social Media Policy, Part 1: Student Social Media Policies Checklist 10-22-13 Hits: 3665
Goudeau v. East Baton Rouge Parish School 10-07-13 Hits: 2965
B. H. v. Easton Area School District 08-25-13 Hits: 3009
Vance v. Ball State 08-06-13 Hits: 2997
Pregnant and Parenting Students under Title IX (Hogan Memo) 08-05-13 Hits: 2763
Use of public benefits or insurance with IDEA 07-23-13 Hits: 2902
Fischer vs University of Texas at Austin 06-24-13 Hits: 2811
Douglas v. Rochester City School District 06-13-13 Hits: 3000
Fair Labor Standards Act: Self-Audit Checklist For School District Employers, 2013 Update 05-31-13 Hits: 3296
G.C. vs. Owensboro Public Schools 03-27-13 Hits: 3107
Disciplining Students with Disabilities Self-Audit Checklist/Best Practices On the Use of Restraint 03-22-13 Hits: 2724
McCoy v. Board of Education, Columbus City Schools 02-26-13 Hits: 2901
Connelly v. Steel Valley School District 02-22-13 Hits: 3360
Office for Civil Rights’ Guidance Requires School Districts to Provide Students with Disabilities Equal Opportunity to Participate in Athletics 02-06-13 Hits: 2681
Avoiding Discrimination Claims When Using Criminal History in Employment Decisions: Self‐Audit Checklist 08-30-12 Hits: 2658
School Compliance with Title IX For Athletic Programs: A Self-Audit Checklist 01-29-12 Hits: 3522
Avoiding FLSA Pay Violations Self-Audit Checklist for Substitute Teachers 10-10-11 Hits: 2896
Addressing Bullying and Harassment: A District Self‐Audit Checklist 03-01-11 Hits: 3389
English Language Learners Self-Audit Checklist UPDATE 12-07-10 Hits: 2743
Avoiding Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Compensation Claims Self-Audit Checklist 04-11-10 Hits: 2677
E-Discovery: School District Self-Audit, Part II 10-22-08 Hits: 3058
E-Discovery: School District Self-Audit, Part I 05-27-08 Hits: 2771
Model Wellness Policy Checklist 11-26-06 Hits: 2736