Evidence – When does the Duty to Preserve Arise?
In the Fall 2011 edition of Education News, we addressed situations where a school district could be exposed to electronically…
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SEXTING – MAKING THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME
On October 25, 2012,Pennsylvania joined a growing number of states in enacting Act 198 of 2012 that tailors the punishment…
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THIRD CIRCUIT FIRST TO EXAMINE SCOPE OF TWO-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IN SECTION 504 CLAIMS
In an October 11, 2012 decision, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that claims for compensatory education under Section…
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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…
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SPOTLIGHT 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…
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Auditor General on School Board’s Catered Meals Spending
On December 27, 2011, Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner released a final report concerning an investigation undertaken by the Department’s…
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SUPREME 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…
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