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Dep't of Education Releases Guidance on Disability Laws

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Thursday, February 16, 2012 | Filed under: School Board Policies, Non-discrimination, Legislation, Food Allergies, Disabilities, Office of Civil Rights

Federal Court Enjoins School District From Blocking Internet LGBT Content

William C. Odle, Thursday, February 16, 2012 | Filed under: First Amendment

Federal Court in Missouri Upholds School Drug Sweep

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Thursday, February 09, 2012 | Filed under: Fourth Amendment

Missouri Legislators Debate Changes to Discrimination Law

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Wednesday, February 01, 2012 | Filed under: Non-discrimination, Legislation

OCR Issues Guidance For Complying with ADAAA

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Wednesday, January 25, 2012 | Filed under: Disabilities

Supreme Court Declines Opportunity to Clarify Online Student Speech

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Thursday, January 19, 2012 | Filed under: First Amendment

NSBA Releases Food Allergy Resource Guide

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Wednesday, January 11, 2012 | Filed under: Food Allergies

Agency Assistance Available for New FERPA Regulations

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Friday, January 06, 2012 | Filed under: Education Records, Student Privacy, Legislation

Dep't of Education Releases New FERPA Regulations

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Friday, December 02, 2011 | Filed under: Education Records, Student Privacy

ESEA Reauthorization Debate Addresses Bullying and Discrimination

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Thursday, November 03, 2011 | Filed under: Bullying, School Board Policies, Non-discrimination, Legislation

Appellate Court Rejects Parent's Challenge Regarding Visitation at School

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Thursday, September 22, 2011 | Filed under: Domestic/Custody Issues

Kansas City School District Deaccreditation

W. Joseph Hatley, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 | Filed under: Miscellaneous, School Board Policies, School Funding

Mo. Senate Committee Revises Facebook Law

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Thursday, September 08, 2011 | Filed under: Social Networking, Legislation

Dep't of Education Releases Report on Physical Education and Extracurricular Athletics for Students with Disabilities

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Thursday, September 01, 2011 | Filed under: Non-discrimination, IDEA, Extracurricular Activities

Court Strikes Down Portion of SB54

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Friday, August 26, 2011 | Filed under: First Amendment, School Board Policies, Legislation

Off-Campus Instant Messaging Held to be Student Speech

William C. Odle, Monday, August 01, 2011 | Filed under: Social Networking, First Amendment, Investigations, Discipline, Student Privacy

Missouri Establishes Law Protecting Student-Athletes from Brain Injury

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Thursday, July 14, 2011 | Filed under: Legislation

OCR Imposes Conditions on Use of E-Readers

W. Joseph Hatley, Friday, July 01, 2011 | Filed under: Non-discrimination

Court Limits School's Authority to Regulate Off Campus Speech

William C. Odle, Tuesday, June 21, 2011 | Filed under: Social Networking, First Amendment

Missouri Supreme Court to Decide Whether School Districts Must Bargain in "Good Faith"

W. Joseph Hatley, Tuesday, June 21, 2011 | Filed under: Labor Relations

SCOTUS Ruling on Miranda in Schools

William C. Odle, Friday, June 17, 2011 | Filed under: Investigations, Behavioral Intervention, Discipline

Draft IEPs

W. Joseph Hatley, Wednesday, June 08, 2011 | Filed under: Special Education Due Process

School's Ban on "I Heart Boobies" Bracelets Overturned

W. Joseph Hatley, Tuesday, June 07, 2011 | Filed under: First Amendment

Court of Appeals Upholds School District’s Policy Restricting In-School Distribution of Outside Group’s Flyers

William C. Odle, Thursday, June 02, 2011 | Filed under: First Amendment

OCR Reminds Schools of Enrollment Rules

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Wednesday, May 18, 2011 | Filed under: Non-discrimination

Missouri Lawmakers Pass School-Related Sex Abuse Protection Act

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 | Filed under: Legislation

Court Determines Bullying May Deny FAPE

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 | Filed under: Bullying, IDEA

Gov. Nixon Pledges to Veto Changes to MHRA

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Monday, April 25, 2011 | Filed under: Non-discrimination, Legislation

Federal Appeals Court Clarifies "Appropriate" Private Placement under IDEA

William C. Odle, Thursday, April 21, 2011 | Filed under: IDEA

Proposed Amendments to FERPA Regs

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Wednesday, April 13, 2011 | Filed under: Education Records, Student Privacy, Technology

Mo. Legislature Addressing Teacher Sexual Misconduct, Charter School Expansion

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Friday, April 08, 2011 | Filed under: Legislation

Legislators Suggest School Funding Changes

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Friday, March 04, 2011 | Filed under: School Funding, Legislation

Kansas School District Gets Waiver From NCLB

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Friday, March 04, 2011 | Filed under: No Child Left Behind

Missouri and Kansas Legislatures Consider School-Related Legislation

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Monday, February 14, 2011 | Filed under: School Funding, Legislation

Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Federal Law Providing Educator Immunity

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Friday, February 11, 2011 | Filed under: No Child Left Behind

School Districts Must Enact Policies Accommodating Service Animals

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Wednesday, February 02, 2011 | Filed under: School Board Policies

New York Court Will Hear School Funding Case

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Friday, January 21, 2011 | Filed under: School Funding

EPA Symposium on Indoor Air Quality in Schools

W. Joseph Hatley, Friday, January 14, 2011 | Filed under: Environmental Compliance

“Just Cause” in Handbook Doesn’t Give District Employees More Rights

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Tuesday, January 04, 2011 | Filed under: Miscellaneous

Health Plan Nondiscrimination Requirements Placed on Hold

W. Joseph Hatley, Monday, December 27, 2010 | Filed under: Miscellaneous

ACLU Threatens Suit Over Banning of Controversial Bracelets

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Thursday, December 09, 2010 | Filed under: First Amendment, Discipline

EEOC Issues Regulations Governing Use of Genetic Information

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Friday, November 12, 2010 | Filed under: Non-discrimination

Frequency of Cyberbullying Poses Discipline Challenges

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Thursday, November 11, 2010 | Filed under: First Amendment, Bullying

U.S. Department of Education Releases Technology Plan

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Wednesday, November 10, 2010 | Filed under: Technology

Missouri Court Affirms Validity of Cooperative Agreement Between School District and Sewer District

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Friday, October 29, 2010 | Filed under: Miscellaneous

EPA to Regulate Emissions from Boilers at Schools

W. Joseph Hatley, Tuesday, October 26, 2010 | Filed under: Environmental Compliance

Mich. ED Withholds $5 Million from Detroit Schools for IDEA Noncompliance

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Monday, October 25, 2010 | Filed under: IDEA

Congratulations to Dr. Dennis Fisher (Park Hill School District), MO Superintendent of the Year

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Monday, October 25, 2010 | Filed under: Miscellaneous

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman Joins Spencer Fane’s Education Law Group as Associate

W. Joseph Hatley, Friday, October 22, 2010 | Filed under: Miscellaneous

OCR Complaints on the Rise

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Thursday, October 14, 2010 | Filed under: Title IX, Discipline, Non-discrimination

“Spying” School District Settles Lawsuits for $610,000

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Tuesday, October 12, 2010 | Filed under: Student Privacy

School Board Policies Regarding Drug/Alcohol Use Should Be Carefully Drafted

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Thursday, October 07, 2010 | Filed under: Discipline, School Board Policies

Court Rejects Non-Custodial Parent's Legal Claims Regarding Visitation

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Friday, October 01, 2010 | Filed under: Domestic/Custody Issues

First Amendment Claim Denied for 10-Year-Old Who Wrote Violent Message

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman, Thursday, September 23, 2010 | Filed under: First Amendment

Special Educators - Save Those Test Protocols!

W. Joseph Hatley, Monday, September 20, 2010 | Filed under: Special Education Due Process, Education Records

California Court Strikes Down Student Drug Testing Policy

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Thursday, September 16, 2010 | Filed under: Drug Testing

Government Website Provides Central Resource for Information Regarding Bullying

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Wednesday, September 15, 2010 | Filed under: Bullying

The Importance of Retaining Student Evaluations

W. Joseph Hatley, Wednesday, September 01, 2010 | Filed under: Education Records

Study Examines Impact of Student Drug Tests

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Friday, August 20, 2010 | Filed under: Drug Testing

Another Genetic Clue on the Origins of Autism?

William C. Odle, Monday, August 09, 2010 | Filed under: Autism

Missouri General Assembly Adopts Material Changes in Education Law

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | Filed under: Miscellaneous

Court Affirms OCR's Position on Cheerleading

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Thursday, July 22, 2010 | Filed under: Title IX

New FERPA Guidance From The Department Of Education

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Thursday, July 15, 2010 | Filed under: Miscellaneous

DESE Publishes Model Seclusion and Restraint Policy

William C. Odle, Monday, July 12, 2010 | Filed under: Behavioral Intervention

Children's Division Impacted by State Budget Woes

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Wednesday, July 07, 2010 | Filed under: Miscellaneous

National Charter Schools Conference this Week

William C. Odle, Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | Filed under: Miscellaneous

More on the First Amendment and Religious Freedom

William C. Odle, Monday, June 28, 2010 | Filed under: First Amendment

Groundbreaking Study on Genetic Link to Autism

William C. Odle, Thursday, June 24, 2010 | Filed under: Autism

Supreme Court Declines to Hear 5th Circuit Case About Parent Attorney's Fees

Karen Randolph Rogers, Tuesday, June 22, 2010 | Filed under: Special Education Due Process

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to NCLB from NEA

Karen Randolph Rogers, Wednesday, June 09, 2010 | Filed under: No Child Left Behind

School District Wins Religious Discrimination Challenge to Campus Advertising Limits

William C. Odle, Wednesday, June 02, 2010 | Filed under: First Amendment

Doctor Who Linked Autism to the MMR Vaccine is Banned for Being Unethical

Kristina V. Gidding, Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | Filed under: Miscellaneous

Student’s Complaint About Assignment Sparks Investigation

Karen Randolph Rogers, Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | Filed under: First Amendment

Religious Symbols on Government Property

W. Joseph Hatley, Monday, May 24, 2010 | Filed under: First Amendment

Social Networking Liability

Jonathan F. (Jon) Duncan, Tuesday, April 20, 2010 | Filed under: Social Networking

7th Circuit Case Offers Road Map for Districts to Protect Information Gathered in Internal Investigations as Privileged

Karen Randolph Rogers, Monday, April 05, 2010 | Filed under: Investigations

PSRS/PEERS Regulatory Changes

W. Joseph Hatley, Thursday, April 01, 2010 | Filed under: Miscellaneous

OCR to Ramp Up Enforcement

W. Joseph Hatley, Monday, March 08, 2010 | Filed under: Miscellaneous