Monthly publication addressing recent legal developments in school law.
School districts often apply for and receive grants from the federal government. At this time, the United States DOJ, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance is accepting applications for grant funding through its Student, Teachers, and Officers (STOP) School Violence Program.
Title IX regulations require training of certain individuals involved in addressing reports and formal complaints related to Title IX, particularly related to allegations of sexual harassment under Title IX. School officials must comply with this training, and our law firm has again partnered with WASB to offer training on Title IX.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently sided with parents who sought to opt their elementary school aged children out of classroom lessons and books that focused on gender identity and sexual orientation.