South Carolina school district reaches an $85,000 settlement agreement with an English teacher who made national headlines after stomping on an American flag in front of his classes and faced dismissal as a result.
Continue reading...A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) three-judge panel has ruled that a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has jurisdiction to review a U.S. Department of Education determination regarding a state’s request for a waiver from its “maintenance of effort” requirement under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Continue reading...The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a school district did not violate a student’s constitutional rights by prohibiting her from wearing a T-shirt depicting the Confederate flag and other protest shirts in school.
Continue reading...According to The State, a report by the New Morning Foundation, a health-and-sex education advocacy group has found that three out of four South Carolina school districts fail to comply with a state law outlining how they should teach sex education.
Continue reading...The Pickens Sentinel reports that the Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding that the Pickens County School District end the practice of conducting prayers at school board meetings.
Continue reading...According to heraldonline.com, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit allowing Spartanburg School District 7 in South Carolina to issue academic credit to students for off-campus religious instruction through Spartanburg County Bible Education in School Time.
Continue reading...According to IndependentMail.com, the Pickens County School Board is considering adopting a policy that would subject all Pickens County School District employees to random drug testing.
Continue reading...According to the Georgetown Times, on the advice of David Duff, attorney for the Georgetown County School District, the Georgetown County School Board has ceased the practice of opening board meetings with a prayer and replaced it with a moment of silence.
Continue reading...As reported in The State, the five justices of the South Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments addressing several issues, including teacher quality, school district sizes, school bus numbers, the percentage of a district’s budget that goes to administrators’ salaries, and contemplated whether the court should set its own standards for the state’s public education system.
Continue reading...The Beaufort Gazette reports that the mother of two students, who she claims have been bullied, is suing Beaufort County School District and Durham School Services, the bus company, charging they have not done enough to protect her children, and petitioned the district to put cameras on school buses.
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