18 Mar, 2024 Florida Settles Challenge to Education Law By Debbie Ausburn Parties challenging Florida's controversial education law have filed a notice of settlement in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals,...
09 Mar, 2024 Most College Graduates Are Underemployed By Debbie Ausburn A recent report looking at federal data on more than 60 million workers in the U.S. found that 52 percent of recent college graduates are...
02 Mar, 2024 Stepparents May Have Rights to Educational Records By Debbie Ausburn One question I hear from time to time is whether schools can provide educational records to stepparents. The answer is, “Sometimes.”...
28 Feb, 2024 Texas Can't Compel Speech from Vendors Selling to Schools By Debbie Ausburn Last month, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a preliminary injunction against Texas' attempt to prohibit sexually explicit...
21 Feb, 2024 Meaning of Facebook Posts Goes to the Jury By Debbie Ausburn A Virginia judge recently denied a school board's motion to dismiss a lawsuit based on newly-discovered Facebook posts. The suit started...
17 Feb, 2024 Michigan Mother Found Guilty After Son's School Shooting By Debbie Ausburn A jury has convicted Jennifer Crumbly of involuntary manslaughter in relation to her son's killing four classmates at his school....
14 Feb, 2024 Georgia Public Schools Must Address Antisemitism By Debbie Ausburn Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on January 31 signed into law a bill requiring all agencies, including public schools, to include...
12 Feb, 2024 Lawsuit Against Parkland LEO Can Proceed By Debbie Ausburn Fallout continues from the tragic incident at Parkland High School in Florida. A judge recently ruled that a lawsuit by parents against...
29 Jan, 2024 Lessons from the Uvalde Tragedy By Debbie Ausburn The recent Department of Justice (DOJ) report on the police response to the Uvalde tragedy contains important lessons for youth...
15 Nov, 2023 A Snapshot of America’s Native People! By Jeffrey Nix Back in 2004, I was introduced to a highly decorated Major in the US Army who had recently returned from a 2nd tour of duty on the front...
21 Oct, 2023 School’s Transgender Anti-Bullying Policy Violates First Amendment By Debbie Ausburn The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently enjoined a school’s policy requiring “respect” of students’ gender identities. The court...
20 Sep, 2023 As Pandemic Funds Expire, Schools Reassess Mental Health Services By Debbie Ausburn Part of the federal pandemic relief funding included the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds program (ESSER). Many...