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Recent School District Tax Assessment Appeals in PA

September 7, 2023

Education Law News, Real Estate Law News, Tax Assessment Law News

Alfred Maiello

Recent Commonwealth Court Case Again Supports School District Rights of Tax Assessment Appeal Following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in GM Berkshire Hills LLC v. Berks County Board The Pennsylvania Constitution…

Department of Education Issues Guidance on Addressing Prayer & Religious Expression in Public Schools

June 21, 2023

Education Law News

Alfred Maiello

This is an update to previous Legal Insight: Does the Kennedy v Bremerton School District Ruling Introduce Prayer Back Into School? (August 2022) On May 15, 2023, U.S. Secretary of…

New Pennsylvania Certification for School Social Workers

April 19, 2023

Education Law News

Alfred Maiello

Due to the critical and unique nature of the work that social workers provide, and the obvious need for these highly qualified professionals, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has established a…

Commonwealth Court: Pennsylvania’s Public Education Funding System Held Unconstitutional

April 4, 2023

Education Law News

Alfred Maiello

On February 7, 2023, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court interpreted Art. III § 14 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, known as the Education Clause, to require the Commonwealth to “provide for the…

Recent Education-Related Cases

March 31, 2023

Education Law News

Alfred Maiello

Administrative Furloughs-Principal and Assistant Principal are not a similar class or type of position. Nadia Engel v. Ellwood City Area School District, 2023 WL 1807150 (Commw. Ct 2023) An assistant…

Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act: Amending Meeting Agendas

January 11, 2023

Education Law News, Municipal Law News

Alfred Maiello

On June 30 of 2021, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law Act 65, which amended Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act (65 Pa. C.S. § 701 et seq.) to require “public agencies,”…

Does the Kennedy v Bremerton School District Ruling Introduce Prayer Back Into School?

August 17, 2022

Education Law News

Alfred Maiello

Read MBM Law’s updated insight to U.S. Secretary of Education’s Guidance on Addressing Prayer & Religious Expression in Public Schools (May 2023). On June 27, 2022, the United States Supreme…

Benefits of Hiring a Third Party Title IX Investigator

June 22, 2022

Education Law News

Alfred Maiello

MBM Law’s Christina L. Lane is an education attorney who specializes in school matters, including Title IX issues. Ms. Lane has extensive personal experience in being a third-party Title IX…

When Does a Student’s Free Speech Become a Threat to School Safety?

December 29, 2021

Education Law News

Alfred Maiello

J.S. v. Manheim Township School District Recently, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided the case of J.S. v. Manheim Township School District that addressed the limitations on a school district’s ability…

Emergency Rule Mechanism for PA School Mask Mandate

November 19, 2021

Education Law News

Alfred Maiello

Commonwealth Court Provides Mechanism for Department of Health to Create Emergency Mask Rule with December 4, 2021 Deadline On Tuesday, November 16, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, upon an Application to…

Ruling on the Pennsylvania Mask Mandate in Schools

November 15, 2021

Education Law News

Alfred Maiello

On Wednesday, November 10, 2021, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued a ruling in the case of Corman, et al. v. Beam, otherwise known as the School Mask Mandate Case. The…

MBM Legal Analysis of COVID-19 Mask Order

September 13, 2021

Education Law News

Alfred Maiello

On August 31, 2021, the Acting Secretary of Health issued a Face Coverings Order for PreK-12 public schools, private schools, and other entities such as nursery schools and daycare…

MBM Alert: Mask Mandate for Pennsylvania Schools Reinstated

August 31, 2021

Education Law News

Alfred Maiello

This afternoon, the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health reimposed a masking mandate on all Pennsylvania school entities. The Secretary of Health has the authority to issue this mandate pursuant to various…

Important Update: CDC Issues Updated Guidance for Schools

July 12, 2021

Education Law News

Alfred Maiello

On July 9th, the CDC issued updated guidance with a preference for return to in-person instruction for K-12 schools. The key takeaway from this guidance is that school districts should…

PA Senate Passes Law Providing Optional Year of Education Due to COVID-19

July 5, 2021

Education Law News

Alfred Maiello

Senate Bill 664 (Act 66) amending the School Code to permit an additional year of education in response to lost educational opportunities was signed into law on June 30th and…

Education Law News

Recent School District Tax Assessment Appeals in PA

Department of Education Issues Guidance on Addressing Prayer & Religious Expression in Public Schools

New Pennsylvania Certification for School Social Workers

Commonwealth Court: Pennsylvania’s Public Education Funding System Held Unconstitutional

Recent Education-Related Cases

Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act: Amending Meeting Agendas

Does the Kennedy v Bremerton School District Ruling Introduce Prayer Back Into School?

Benefits of Hiring a Third Party Title IX Investigator

When Does a Student’s Free Speech Become a Threat to School Safety?

Emergency Rule Mechanism for PA School Mask Mandate

Ruling on the Pennsylvania Mask Mandate in Schools

MBM Legal Analysis of COVID-19 Mask Order

MBM Alert: Mask Mandate for Pennsylvania Schools Reinstated

Important Update: CDC Issues Updated Guidance for Schools

PA Senate Passes Law Providing Optional Year of Education Due to COVID-19

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