STUDENT DRUG TESTING: CAN YOUR DISTRICT DO IT?
In the Summer 2012 edition of Education News, we discussed anAllegheny County school district’s board policy which provided for the…
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ACT 82 CLARIFICATION ON BACKGROUND CHECKS
Recently Governor Corbett signed into law House Bill 1901, now known as Act 82 of 2012, which made various changes…
Read MoreSPOTLIGHT ON SPECIAL EDUCATION: “STAY PUT” PLACEMENT DURING THE APPEALS PROCESS
One of the fundamental tenets of special education law is that during a pending dispute between a school district and…
Read MoreAUDITOR GENERAL WEIGHS IN ON SCHOOL BOARD’S SPENDING ON CATERED MEALS
On December 27, 2011, Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner released a final report concerning an investigation undertaken by the Department’s…
Read MoreSUPREME COURT HOLDS STUDENTS MAY BE ENTITLED TO MIRANDA WARNINGS
In its recent decision in J.D.B. v. North Carolina, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed students’ rights to traditional Miranda warnings…
Read MoreMBM Law appointed Solicitor for Braddock Borough
The Pittsburgh law firm of MBM Law was appointed Solicitor for Braddock Borough on February 14, 2012. Falco A. Muscante…
Read MoreAct 6 of 2011 – Changes to PA Unemployment Compensation
Recent changes to Pennsylvania’s unemployment compensation (“UC”) law which will impact employers who offer large severance packages to employees. Where…
Read MoreSTATE-CREATED DANGER – IS YOUR DISTRICT AT RISK?
In a decision announced August 22, 2011, Western District Judge David Cercone dismissed a lawsuit by granting the summary judgment…
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