Monthly publication addressing recent legal developments in school law.
Many school districts are moving quickly to adopt AI tools for everything from lesson planning to grading and assessment. Before your district signs on the dotted line, it is important to consider whether the vendor’s agreement complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Wisconsin Pupil Records Law.
In Arana v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit revisited an important Title IX question: when does a school's response to a report of student-on-student sexual assault constitute deliberate indifference? The decision provides practical guidance for school administrators responding to Title IX reports.
2011 Wisconsin Act 10 (Act 10) significantly modified the collective bargaining rights of municipal employees and state employees. In a 2-1 unauthored decision in Abbotsford Education Association et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission et al. issued July 29, 2026, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to Act 10. As a result of the decision, Act 10 remains in full force and effect.