The Student Press Law Center reports that the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington has sent a letter to Everett School District’s superintendent, charging that Samantha Negrete, a student at North Middle School, was forced to log onto her Facebook account so Vice Principal Bryan Toutant could view it.
Continue reading...The Kane County Chronicle reports that a Kane County Circuit Court judge has dismissed a suit brought by the Geneva School District against a former school principal charging she violated Illinois’ eavesdropping law.
Continue reading...A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that school district officials in Illinois did not retaliate against a former middle school principal for exercising her First Amendment free speech rights by reporting her predecessor’s misuse of district funds.
Continue reading...According to an Associated Press report in The Boston Globe, Governor Deval Patrick has signed a bill into law that will require public and private school teachers, workers at child care centers, and school bus drivers, among others, to submit fingerprints for criminal background checks.
Continue reading...The Patriot-News reports that a Pennsylvania federal judge has freed the West Shore School District from a lawsuit by a middle school principal who claims her civil rights were trampled when she was suspended without pay.
Continue reading...The Los Angeles Times reports that William Agopian, the former finance chief for the Lynwood Unified School District, has been convicted of taking more than $700,000 in public funds to fund a lavish life style of high-end restaurants, expensive hotels and sports tickets, and has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
Continue reading...According to the Pennsylvania Record, Samantha Pawlucy, a student at Charles Carroll High School, has filed suit against the Philadelphia School District claiming a violation of her free speech rights when her geometry teacher, Lynette Gaymon, harassed her because she was wearing a Romney-Ryan T-shirt.
Continue reading...The Fayette Observer reports that Clarinda and Lionel Shawn Cox, the parents of Justin Cox, have filed suit in federal court against the Sampson County Board of Education, alleging their then-fifth grade son was strip-searched in June 2012 by now-former Union Elementary School Assistant Principal Teresa Holmes for $20 reported missing in the school’s cafeteria.
Continue reading...The Tampa Tribune reports that the Hillsborough County school system is facing soaring legal expenses as a result of the deaths of two students and the arrests of two employees accused of child abuse.
Continue reading...The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has recently released a guidance document, “Questions and Answers: The Application of Title VII and the ADA to Applicants and Employees Who Experience Domestic or Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking,” to assist employers in processing applicant and employee matters involving these situations.
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