12 Aug 2022 CDC Changes COVID-19 Guidance for K-12, Early Childhood Education, and Camps By Debbie Ausburn On August 11, the CDC significantly updated its COVID-19 guidance for schools and childcare centers. It has not fully updated its...
10 Aug 2022 Complex Trauma in Children is Related to Poorer Cognitive Functioning By Debbie Ausburn A recent review and meta-analysis of mental health literature looked at the relationship between complex trauma and cognitive functioning...
08 Aug 2022 The First Story We Hear May Not Be the Whole Story By Debbie Ausburn A long-standing Title IX lawsuit illustrates the importance of paying attention to every claim from a child, no matter how minor it seems...
01 Aug 2022 Another Court Applies Title IX to a Nonprofit School By Debbie Ausburn Just days after a Maryland federal court held that nonprofit status subjected a private school to Title IX regulations, a California has...
30 Jul 2022 Non-Profit Schools May Be Subject to Title IX By Debbie Ausburn A recent bombshell hit non-profit private schools, in the form of a federal court opinion holding that non-profit status subjects schools...
27 Jul 2022 Jury Verdict Follows Conventional Wisdom By Debbie Ausburn A state social worker won $2 million in damages after convincing jurors that his supervisors retaliated after he reported problems with...
25 Jul 2022 Mandated Reporters Must Make Formal Reports By Debbie Ausburn Recently, I have seen an increasing number of people, including clients, get in trouble for failing to report suspected abuse either in...
23 Jul 2022 Study of Neglect Cases Finds Most Investigations Have Multiple Reasons for Concern By Debbie Ausburn An important new study addresses the common belief that child protective services agencies conflate poverty with child neglect. The...
20 Jul 2022 Acceptance of PPP Loan Brings Private School Under Title IX Regulations By Debbie Ausburn A U.S. District Court decision from North Carolina may have important implications for private schools throughout the country. Karanik v....
18 Jul 2022 Five Ways that Your Organization Can Support Foster Families By Debbie Ausburn Probably the biggest need in our foster care system is the lack of sufficient support for foster parents. The usual answer, more...
16 Jul 2022 Law School’s No-Contact Order Violates First Amendment By Debbie Ausburn A federal district judge recently issued a preliminary injunction against the University of Idaho law school, preventing it from...
13 Jul 2022 Proposed Title IX Guidelines Could Lead Schools to Violate First Amendment By Debbie Ausburn The U.S. Department of Education has issued proposed new regulations under Title IX, changing many of the existing rules for K-12 and...