MBM Education Alerts

On September 29, 2020, the United States Department of Education released additional guidance, in the form of a question and answer sheet, regarding the responsibilities of school districts in maintaining…

USDOE Releases New Title IX Regulations The US Department of Education has issued final regulations concerning sexual harassment in K-12 schools, colleges and universities.  The new regulations take effect on…

Over the past few weeks, our school district clients have reached out to us with very important, thoughtful legal questions. MBM’s education team believes that all of our clients should…

Governor Wolf has signed Senate Bill 751, containing emergency relief provisions for School Districts, into law.  Some of the major highlights of the law, which resolve many of the outstanding…

As many school districts prepare to continue instruction during the COVID-19 closures, questions have arisen as to what privacy and security considerations must be undertaken in implementing virtual learning. Online…

The Pennsylvania Department of Education has issued updated guidance on Free Appropriate Public  Education obligations. Click HERE to view the updated guidance. SUMMARY  Under this updated guidance, it remains clear…

In the midst of mandatory ten day school closures, questions arise as to what affect, if any does the closure have on special education timelines.  Currently, unless a waiver is…

Following the mandated two week shutdown of Pennsylvania school districts effective March 16, 2020, our office has addressed numerous questions related to a school district’s obligations to pay the wages…

Following the recent guidance from state and federal health authorities recommending restrictions on large, public gatherings, many public entities have questioned their legal obligations in holding public meetings during the…

Last week our office provided a guidance document encouraging School Districts to begin preparations for responding to a potential outbreak of the coronavirus in Pennsylvania.  Since that guidance was issued,…

GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PLAN, PREPARE, AND RESPOND TO THE CORONAVIRUS Federal and State agencies have recently issued guidance documents related to the potential outbreak of the Coronavirus in…