In the past month, we have issued a number of resources on coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, as applicable to schools, colleges, and universities, from education-focused recommendations to issues implicating all employers, including educational ones (on workplace guidance, business continuity, […]
Do Virtual Sticks and Stones Also Break Bones? Addressing Cyberbullying Under Title IX
March 2, 2020
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 with cyberbullying […]
Do Virtual Sticks and Stones Also Break Bones? Addressing Cyberbullying Under Title IX
March 2, 2020
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 with cyberbullying […]
Last week, ISBE reversed course on isolated time out. After initially banning the practice in late November 2019, ISBE heard from many stakeholders that having a staff member in a time out room with an escalated student was often unsafe. […]
Don’t Let Tenure Mistakes Saddle You with Low-Performing Teachers
February 27, 2020
With the end of the school year slowly approaching, remember that any recommendations to non-renew a probationary teacher’s employment for the next school year must likely be acted upon at the board’s March or April meeting. To refresh, to non-renew […]
Garbage In, Garbage Out: ED Department Takes Aim at K-12 Schools “Passing the Trash”
February 26, 2020
Originally posted on our Title IX Insights Blog The confusing messages coming from the U.S. Department of Education continue. We still await more information on if/when a final version of the pending Title IX regulations will be released. Those regulations have been almost […]
Coronavirus: How to Properly Pay Employees in the Event of a Pandemic
February 26, 2020
Originally posted on our Wage & Hour Insights Blog. The anticipated spread of coronavirus in the U.S. has many employers revisiting their emergency response plans. Depending on guidance from public health officials, some employees may be directed to work from home, […]
Business Continuity in the Event of a Coronavirus Pandemic
February 26, 2020
On February 13, 2020, we reported on recent guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for businesses to plan and protect their workplaces from exposure to COVID-19, or the […]