23 May 2022 Court Criticizes School’s Policy of Concealing Students’ Preferred Names from Parents By Debbie Ausburn A teacher cannot be disciplined for refusing to conceal from parents the preferred names and pronouns that their children adopt at...
30 Mar 2022 School Supervisors Can Be Personally Liable for Retaliation Against Protected Speech By Debbie Ausburn A fascinating and well-written federal court opinion explores the limits of university authority over a professor's free speech....
21 Mar 2022 Coming Soon to Georgia: Tax Credits to Support Youth-Serving Organizations By Tom Rawlings Two sister bills flying through the Georgia General Assembly this year would provide up to $20 million in annual tax credits allowing...
12 Mar 2022 We Need More Rigorous Research for School-based Violence Prevention Programs By Debbie Ausburn The Trauma, Violence & Abuse journal recently published a sobering analysis of numerous violence prevention programs aimed at young...
16 Feb 2022 Another Court Rules that the ADA Requires Masks in Schools By Debbie Ausburn The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled recently that the Americans with Disabilities Act can require masks in schools. The plaintiffs...
14 Feb 2022 Illinois Imposes New Child Protection Requirements on Schools By Debbie Ausburn A new law in Illinois requires schools to implement a long list of new child protection measures, including: post a resource guide on...
12 Jan 2022 Another Win for Student Free Speech By Debbie Ausburn The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania last week overturned the suspension of a student who posted violent song lyrics on his Snapchat...
13 Oct 2021 Costs of School Shutdowns By Debbie Ausburn We are beginning to see the results of school lockdowns on our children, as research studies starting quantifying the results. Numerous...
06 Jul 2021 Another victory for student free speech By Debbie Ausburn A federal appellate court recently reaffirmed the right of a student to refuse to transcribe the Pledge of Allegiance. The case came to...
28 Jun 2021 First Amendment Limits Regulation of Off-Campus Student Speech By Debbie Ausburn The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a school has limits on its ability to restrict a student's off-campus speech, although it did not...
23 Jun 2021 Title IX Includes Discrimination Based on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation By Debbie Ausburn To no one's surprise, the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education has overturned Trump-era guidance and issued a notice...
11 Jun 2021 Judge Orders Reinstatement of Teacher Who Spoke Against Proposed School Policy By Debbie Ausburn A Virginia state court judge has ordered temporary reinstatement of a teacher in Loudon County, pending trial, finding that his...