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Bad Sport: Title IX and the High Cost of Inequitable Athletic Programs in Portz v. St. Cloud State University

NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED – MAKE SURE YOU ARE DOCUMENTING ALL THE SERVICES BEING PROVIDED TO YOUR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS

DOES TRANSGENDER BATHROOM USE CREATE A SEXUALLY HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT? OCR AND THE DECATUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

CROSS-EXAMINATION IN TITLE IX DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS DEEMED CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT IN DOE V. BAUM

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME on “agency” or “service” fees for non-union members: What public sector employers must (immediately) know

BREAKING….SUPREME COURT ISSUES DECISION IN JANUS V. AFSCME CO. 31 – AGENCY SHOP DEEMED UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND AGENCY FEES MAY NOT BE CONTINUALLY DEDUCTED WITHOUT AFFIRMATIVE EMPLOYEE CONSENT

Canary in a Coal Mine: Analyzing Title IX, OCR, and On-Campus Sexual Misconduct Adjudications in Plummer v. University of Houston

IDEA Exhaustion is Alive and Well: Applying Fry in Graham v. Friedlander

Violation of Stay-Put Provisions Under the IDEA Can Be Costly

Not NORML: Blunt Speech in Gerlich v. Leath

Who is Considered A Parent For Purposes of Accessing School Records?

Social Media and Student Discipline - Where Are We?

Check Please: OCR's Future in the Wake of Proposed Budget Cuts

Pullman & Comley’s School Law Practice Hosts Spring Special Education Legal Issues Forum

Flushed: Supreme Court Vacates Fourth Circuit's Title IX Transgender Bathroom Decision in Gloucester County v. G.G.

A Kindergarten Student and Her Dog Named Wonder: What Rights Do Students Have To Service Animals In The Classroom?

Undocumented Immigrants, The Schools And The Obligations To Cooperate With “ICE”

Title IX and Due Process: University Enrollment as Property Interest in DOE v. ALGER

Making Different Choices: Navigating University Grievance Procedures Under Title IX in MOORE v. TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

A Cadillac, A Serviceable Chevrolet Or Something In Between: The Supreme Court Is Poised To Redefine The Standard Of Education That Must Be Provided To Special Education Students

Homework for 2017 – Making Sure Your District’s Wellness Policy is Up to Date!

OSEP Speaks Again: Ensure Your Evaluations Address All Areas of Potential Concern

Trump and Transgender Student Rights -- An Early Decision For The President-Elect In Gloucester County School Board v. G.G.?

I Meant What I Said: Transgender Student Rights In Connecticut In The Face Of The Latest Federal Court Developments

Half-Baked: Phillips Exeter, Sexual Assault, And A Recipe For Disaster

Transgender Student Issues - The Feds Speak, But Is It Really News In Connecticut?

G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board – A Tipping Point on Transgender Student Access Issues?

Post-Friedrichs, The Agency Fee Ground Is Still Shaking Mightily, But For A Different Reason

ESSA, Sexual Misconduct, and “Passing the Trash”

Are You Training Your Teachers on Trauma-Informed Practices?

Pullman & Comley's Second Annual Statewide Education Law Conference - February 26, 2016

Testing, One, Two…. The United States Department of Education’s New Plan For Standardized Testing

Deliberate Indifference to Bullying Can Amount to Massive Liability – Lessons from the Pine Bush Settlement

Developments in Pregnancy Discrimination Law: UPS, EEOC, and I

Searching Student Smart Phones in The Wake of Riley V. California

Federal Government Bars Immigration Checks By Schools

Vergara v. California: Part Two: Is Tenure in Connecticut At Risk?

(Academic) Freedom Is Free(r)

Athletics For Disabled Students

Feds Revive Efforts to Regulate Seclusion and Restraint

Dear Colleague Letter Urges Districts to Abandon “Zero Tolerance” in Student Discipline Policies

Does Your School District’s Job Application Properly Address Criminal History?

Employee Theft of Employer Documents—Protected Conduct in Opposition to Discrimination or Criminal Activity?

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