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School Law Bullets

2012

• May 2, 2012
  Bullying By Any Name Still Hurts the Same
• April 10, 2012
  Charter School Enrollment Caps Invalid; Procedural Issues Muddied
• March 29, 2012
  Noticeable Increase in OCR Investigations: Early Detection May Keep Them From Knocking On Your Door
• March 23, 2012
  Right To Know: Something For Everyone
• February 7, 2012
  J.S. Upends J.S., Students' Rights Under First Amendment Expand: But Where Does This Leave District Administrators?
• January 19, 2012
  Are You A Mandatory Reporter Under the Child Protective Services Law?
• January 9, 2012
  Considerations Regarding Enrollment of Early Learners: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Weighs In

2011

• December 19, 2011
  S.B. 1 Update: Bill Shelved After Long Debate
• December 15, 2011
  Act 24 Update: P.D.E.'s Long-Awaited Guidance
• December 5, 2011
  What Can A New School Board Do or Not Do?
• November 17, 2011
  Alarm Raised Over Rumored Auditor General Ban on Board Food
• November 11, 2011
  Act 24 Expands Background Checks, But Who Pays?
• November 3, 2011
  Failure To Provide FAPE Not Enough to Warrant Damages
• October 25, 2011
  Lifting the Smog: Background Checks Post-Act 24
• September 5, 2011
  Third Circuit Rules on Constitutionality of Opening Ceremonies
• August 4, 2011
  Reopen Your School Budget? That Is The Question
• July 18, 2011
  Making Sense of the Act 24 Hodegepodge
• July 5, 2011
  Supreme Court Clarifies Public Official and Employee Ethics Act
• June 30, 2011
  Pennsylvania Supreme Court Limits Local Megan's Law Authority: What This Means for School Districts
• June 17, 2011
  The Third Circuit Speaks: "MySpace" Is Constitutionally Protected
• June 14, 2011
  S.B. 612 - The Trojan Horse of Furlough Legislation
• May 31, 2011
  ODR Intends To Enforce New Resolution Session Requirements
• May 9, 2011
  What Is A Litigation Hold and Why Should You Care?
• May 3, 2011
  Third Circuit Requires Expanded Due Process For Public Employees Before Suspension Without Pay
• Apr. 18, 2011
  Testing the Constitutionality of Proposed School Vouchers
• Mar. 10, 2011
  Snow Days: To Pay or Not To Pay
• Feb. 14, 2011
  Changes to Eligibility for Free School Meals
• Feb. 11, 2011
  The Impending Final Word on Employer Liability Under the ADA Amendments Act
• Feb. 8, 2011
  Bargaining 101: Early Birds and Contract Extensions
• Feb. 7, 2011
  Pennsylvania's New Consolidated Assessment Law: Where Do We Stand Now?
• Feb. 3, 2011
  ODR's New Procedures for Special Education Due Process Hearings"
• Jan. 12, 2011
  Commonwealth Court Places Limits on the Reach of the Right To Know Law in Two Recent Opinions"
• Jan. 7, 2011
  What the Pension Legislation Is and What It Means for Schools"

2010

• Nov. 12, 2010
  Without An Interpreter, Nothing Happens: How and Why Yours Should Be Qualified
• Oct. 14, 2010
  Commonwealth Court Sidesteps Decision On Access To Public Employee Addresses Under Right To Know
• Sep. 9, 2010
  KingSpry Welcomes Paul K. Blunt, Experienced Labor Negotiator
• Aug. 31, 2010
  Executive Session Privilege Based On Client-Attorney Privilege
• Aug. 30, 2010
  Metadata: What You Say Without Saying A Word
• Aug. 30, 2010
  Two Years Defined: The 3rd Circuit Finally Weighs In and Requires the Retroactive Application of the 2-Year IDEA Statute of Limitations
• Aug. 10, 2010
  Sea Change In Special Education: School Districts Can Recover Their Attorneys' Fees Against Vexacious Parents
• Aug. 9, 2010
  Special Ed Mediators Can Testify To Parent's Intent
• Jul. 7, 2010
  Supreme Court Rules: No Expectation Of Privacy for Text Messages On Employer Equipment
• Jun. 25, 2010
  Appellate Courts Begin To Provide Guidance Under The Right To Know Law
• May 28, 2010
  PDE Finds No Automatic Right For Parents To Record Meetings
• May 24, 2010
  Federal Fee-Shifting Provision for Special Education Cases
• Feb. 11, 2010
  Discipline for Off-Campus Internet Behavior Depends on Effect on School
• Feb. 4, 2010
  If You Can't Say Something Nice: Netiquette and The Law

2009

• Dec. 4, 2009
  Third Circuit Rules Damages Are Not A Remedy Under IDEA
• Nov. 6, 2009
  New Expansion of FMLA Broadens Military Leave Provisions
• Nov. 2, 2009
  Coverage Under the PREP Act for H1N1 Vaccination
• Oct. 8, 2009
  W-2s of Public Employees Are Exempted From Disclosure
• Aug. 13, 2009
  Budget Impasse May Put Squeeze on TRAN Availability
• Aug. 4, 2009
  Third Circuit Pinches the Tuition Reimbursement Penny
• Jul. 29, 2009
  Districts Not Obligated To Provide Translated Transcripts
• Jun. 20, 2009
  Student Strip Searches Contraindicated Absent Danger
• Jun. 29, 2009
  Supreme Court Allows Tuition Reimbursement Without Prior Notice of Private Placement
• Jun. 1, 2009
  PA Supreme Court Ruling Addresses Tax Assessment Fairness
• Mar. 30, 2009
  First Post-ADAAA Section 504 Guidance Issued
• Mar. 12, 2009
  SEC Rule 15c2-12: Updated Financial Disclosure Submission Requirements for Bond Issuers
• Feb. 19, 2009
  ADA Amendment Act Greatly Increases Interactive Process
• Jan. 19, 2009
  Act 32: County-Wide Consolidated Earned Income Tax Collection
• Jan. 15, 2009
  Should School Psychologists Diagnose Students in Evaluations?
• Jan. 12, 2009
  HIPAA & FERPA: How To Make Lemonade From Your Legal Lemons

2008

• Dec. 30, 2008
  New Federal Regulations of the IDEA Take Effect 12/30/08
• Dec. 29, 2008
  403(b) Deadline Extension Granted
• Dec. 1, 2008
  FMLA Final Rule
• Nov. 19, 2009
  Final Regulations for GIEPs
• Oct. 30, 2009
  Education Secretary Visits KingSpry
• Oct. 10, 2008
  Credit Markets Explained
• Jul. 3, 2008
  Jury Verdict in Section 504/ADA Case
• May 6, 2008
  What's New For GIEPs
• May 5, 2008
  Big Changes in PA Special Education Regulations, Chapter 14
• Apr. 16, 2008
  FERPA Gets An Overhaul
• Mar. 2, 2008
  Recent Changes In Right To Know Law
• Feb. 18, 2008
  VERDICT IN RARE SPECIAL ED CASE

2007

• Dec. 5, 2007
  Guidelines for Dealing with Parent SEAs
• Dec. 3, 2007
  2007 Reorganization Oath of Office
• Dec. 3, 2007
  A Resolution for the New Year - Act 7 of 2007 Amends the Local Tax Enabling Act with Major Changes
• Jul. 9, 2007
  BONG HITS 4 JESUS - School District Wins Supreme Court Student Freedom of Speech Case
• Jul. 5, 2007
  Matula Dethroned - 3rd Circuit Overturns Previous Decision Regarding IDEA Section 1983 Actions, Eliminating Money Damages
• Jun. 6, 2007
  Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse - Outline of 2007 Changes in the Law