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Crossing the Line with Online CriticismResource | Article | Legal Matters, School Administrator Magazine
Does a superintendent have a pursuable defamation case after being unfairly attacked in a discussion … -
Student Free Speech Delivered Off-Campus and Off-Hours
Resource | Article | Legal Matters, School Administrator Magazine
A school district’s right to impose punishment of students for misguided online acts that disrupt … -
Employee Privacy on Personal Technology
Resource | Article | Legal Matters, School Administrator Magazine
Transparency laws may affect how school staff use their communication devices. -
Religious Accommodations: New Standards
Resource | Article | Legal Matters, School Administrator Magazine
The latest legal precedents for determining reasonable measures for employees’ faith-based … -
The Superintendent's Guide to the 2024 Title IX RulesResource | Toolkit | Legal Matters, Title IX, District & School Operations, Advocacy & Policy
Use this guide to help your school district team prepare to comply with the new requirements and to prevent … -
Legal Risks of Your Schools’ Social PlatformsResource | Article | Legal Matters, Student & Child Privacy, Communications & Public Relations, School Administrator Magazine
A few best practices from an education lawyer about managing the district’s social media accounts. -
Stand on Legal Ground When Book Challenges Arrive
Resource | Article | Legal Matters, School Administrator Magazine
Avoid getting caught off-guard by understanding Constitutional protections of school library … -
PEP Talk Episode 29: The School Voucher Legal SagaResource | Podcast | Legal Matters, PEP Talk, District & School Operations, Advocacy & Policy
On this episode of PEP Talk, Kat Sturdevant interviews Jessica Levin, litigation director at the Education … -
Who Decides the Postings on Bulletin Boards?
Resource | Article | Legal Matters, School Administrator Magazine
Are schools allowed to dictate which student clubs can publicize their planned activities on the building … -
Student Privacy and Safety Simultaneously
Resource | Article | Legal Matters, Student & Child Privacy, School Safety & Cybersecurity, School Administrator Magazine
Don’t view FERPA as a barrier to intervention by law enforcement and mental health support when a student … -
Accommodating the Transgender Student
Resource | Article | Legal Matters, Access & Opportunity, School Administrator Magazine
The legalities of inclusion when it comes to overnight school field trips. -
Limits to Speaking Your Mind in School
Resource | Article | Legal Matters, School Administrator Magazine
Balancing staff members’ free speech rights with managing an effective workforce. -
When Outside Counsel Is Warranted
Resource | Article | Legal Matters, School Administrator Magazine
Scenarios in which using a third-party investigator in the district could be important. -
When Searching Students at School, It’s Still 1985
Resource | Article | Legal Matters, District & School Operations, School Administrator Magazine
Is it permissible to use a drug-sniffing dog to do a sweep of the entire student body after reports of … -
The Legal Framework for Public Comment Sessions
Resource | Article | Legal Matters, Board Relations, School Administrator Magazine
What are the legal ground rules for free speech at school board meetings? -
Credible Investigations of Employee WrongdoingResource | Article | Legal Matters, District & School Operations, School Administrator Magazine
An attorney’s advice for ensuring the inquest into a staff member’s actions will be helpful and defensible … -
Coach-led Prayer at Football GamesResource | Article | Legal Matters, Access & Opportunity, School Administrator Magazine
What’s permissible in light of the Supreme Court’s decision on religious practices at school sporting … -
The Praying Football Coach Supreme Court Decision: Five Implications for School AdministratorsResource | Article | Legal Matters, District & School Operations, Advocacy & Policy, Journal of Scholarship and Practice
Guidance about how to respond to this seminal case by concluding with five implications of the … -
When Children Refuse to Come to School
Resource | Article | Legal Matters, School Administrator Magazine
Handling situations in which students stay home and parents share in the resistance by filing legal … -
Fair Use or Fair Game: The (Distance) Educator’s DilemmaResource | Article | Legal Matters, Journal of Scholarship and Practice
During (and after) the lockdowns of the Covid-19 pandemic, educational communities have employed distance …
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