Jackson City Schools in Ohio has removed a portrait of Jesus that has hung in Jackson Middle School since 1947 because of concerns about the potential costs of a federal lawsuit against its display.
Continue reading...A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled that an Ohio school district is not liable under either Title IX or Section 1983 for a teacher’s sexual abuse of a student.
Continue reading...According to The Columbus Dispatch, the Jackson Board of Education is considering whether to continue to defend the display of a portrait of Jesus or remove it in response to a lawsuit.
Continue reading...An Ohio federal district court has granted a school district’s motion for summary judgment in a suit brought by the parents of a high school student who committed suicide, claiming that the student was repeatedly subjected to peer bullying and harassment in violation of her Fourteenth Amendment substantive and procedural due process rights, Fourteenth Amendment equal protection rights, Title VI and Title IX rights, and under Section 1983 related to a municipal liability claim based on the failure to train.
Continue reading...he Columbus-Dispatch reports that the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has recently joined another group in seeking the removal of a painting of Jesus displayed in a Jackson, Ohio, middle school.
Continue reading...The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Ohio State Board of Education plans to adopt the state’s first policy governing seclusion and restraint in public schools.
Continue reading...The Columbus Dispatch reports that the parent of a Columbus Public Schools student has filed a class-action suit charging that the school district cheated students out of a solid education by inflating school-performance data.
Continue reading...The Daily Standard reports that a group of Celina City Schools students say its unfair that administrators will not allow them to wear T-shirts with pro-gay sentiments while others are allowed to wear political shirts and pro-life messages.
Continue reading...As reported on Educationnews.com, the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education has reached agreements with four school districts to ensure that girls get equal athletic opportunities as male students.
Continue reading...According to an Associated Press report on CBSNews.com, although sustained loud cheering for graduates at high school commencement ceremonies has long been a mainstay, schools are beginning to crack down harder on excessive cheering.
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