by Jennifer Childress | Dec 2, 2020 | Federal Guidance
This summer the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids an employer from discriminating against an employee because that person is gay or transgender. The decision, Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, applies to public school...
by Andrea Payne | Oct 22, 2020 | Education News, Federal Guidance
There are 1,247 school districts in Texas. A handful of these—Livingston, Blanco, Roosevelt, Moody, and Lubbock-Cooper ISD, for example—have eliminated virtual learning entirely at this point. But most Texas schools are offering hybrid learning at this current stage...
by Jennifer Childress | Jun 24, 2020 | Federal Guidance
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), within the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, has issued Question and Answer (Q & A) documents in response to inquiries concerning implementation of...
by Jennifer Childress | Jun 5, 2019 | Federal Guidance
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a case by four Pennsylvania high school students who challenged their school district’s policy that allows transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity. The students argued...
by Jennifer Childress | Feb 26, 2019 | Federal Guidance
The U.S. Department of Education’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) recently issued a guidance document addressing how the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) applies to a school district’s disclosure of protected student information to law...
by Jennifer Childress | Nov 19, 2018 | Federal Guidance
In an 8-0 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) applies to government employers regardless of their size. The case arose out of the Mount Lemmon Fire District in Arizona after it fired its two oldest...
