OSHA has released “Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19,” a 32-page booklet describing “lower exposure,” “medium exposure,” and “high or very high exposure” risk occupations and what precautions employers can take with respect to protect employees at each level. Note […]
ISBE Guidance Addresses Legal Rights of Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming Students
March 10, 2020
School districts across the country are facing uncertainty when it comes to the legal rights of transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming students. A lawsuit in Connecticut and a bill in Arizona, for instance, aim to call into question the rights […]
Originally posted on our Special Education Law Insights Blog. School personnel should expect to encounter a heated parent from time to time; parents are often understandably passionate about their children’s educations. But what happens when parental advocacy escalates from vigorous advocacy, strenuous objections, […]
What Did I Miss? Recap of IAASE Presentation on Special Education Evaluations and Threat Assessments
March 10, 2020
Originally posted on our Special Education Law Insights Blog. Dana Fattore Crumley and Kendra Yoch were honored to present at the IAASE 21st Annual Winter Conference in Springfield on “The Crossroads of Special Education Evaluation and Risk Assessment: Which Issue Has the Right […]
School personnel should expect to encounter a heated parent from time to time; parents are often understandably passionate about their children’s educations. But what happens when parental advocacy escalates from vigorous advocacy, strenuous objections, and detailed questions to baseless accusations, […]
What Did I Miss? Recap of IAASE Presentation on Special Education Evaluations and Threat Assessments
March 10, 2020
Dana Fattore Crumley and Kendra Yoch were honored to present at the IAASE 21st Annual Winter Conference in Springfield on “The Crossroads of Special Education Evaluation and Risk Assessment: Which Issue Has the Right of Way?” For anyone who was not able to make […]
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March 6, 2020
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Do Virtual Sticks and Stones Also Break Bones? Addressing Cyberbullying Under Title IX
March 6, 2020
Originally posted on our Title IX Insights Blog Cyberbullying is nothing new. A majority of teens have experienced the phenomenon and college campuses certainly are not immune. Just because something is common does not make it simple to deal with, however. And this is especially true […]