The Sixth Circuit has ruled that a Tennessee school district’s student assignment plan does not violate African-American students’ Fourteenth Amendment equal protection rights.
Continue reading...The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (MI, OH, KY, TH) has ruled that a school nurse, who conducted a medically motivated visual examination of the vaginal area of a 6 year old student, was entitled to qualified immunity from a suit alleging the nurse’s examination constituted an unreasonable search in violation of the student’s Fourth Amendment rights, because the right was not clearly established.
Continue reading...A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (MI, OH, KY, TN) three-judge panel has ruled that the parents of a diabetic student have stated a valid claim for retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and § 504 of the Rehabilitation ACT (§ 504 ) based on the school’s principal reporting the parents for suspected medical abuse after the parents requested certain disability accommodations for the student.
Continue reading...The Crossville Chronicle reports that, in a unanimous vote, the Cumberland County Board of Education has decided to display the Ten Commandments, along with other historic documents, in the county’s schools.
Continue reading...According to an Associated Press article in the San Francisco Chronicle, Davidson County Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman has ruled that the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association is subject to the state’s Open Records Act.
Continue reading...According to The Commercial Appeal, a task force appointed by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has skipped over the question of whether to create a school voucher program. Instead, the panel’s most spirited recent debate was over how soon vouchers could be offered in Tennessee.
Continue reading...A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has upheld a jury verdict for $200,000 for the parents of two male middle school students who were sexually harassed in the school’s locker room by their basketball teammates.
Continue reading...Nashville Public Radio reports on wpln.org that the Nashville, Tennessee chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People plans to appeal a state court ruling that Nashville Metro Schools’ attendance zones do not intentionally discriminate against African-American students.
Continue reading...The Tennessean reports that a class action suit charging that Metro Nashville school district’s redistricting plan catered to white families and rezoned black students out of affluent, higher-achieving schools is set to go to trial this week.
Continue reading...The Associated Press (AP) reports in NECN.com that Gov. Bill Haslam has said he would likely sign the state’s evolution bill into law after its approval by the Tennessee General Assembly. The measure would protect teachers who allow students to criticize evolution and other scientific theories, such as global warming.
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