The court rules that the principal’s position made her a minister of the church for purposes of the “ministerial exception” to employment-discrimination laws. View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc
U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Level of Benefit Required in Special Education
The justices debate the meaning of various words and phrases that might be used in a standard affecting thousands of students with disabilities. View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc
Supreme Court Weighs Challenge to Restriction on Disparaging Speech
In a case being watched for free speech implications in education, the justices weigh whether an Asian-American rock band may trademark the name “The Slants.” View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc
Federal Appeals Court Revives Gay-Straight Alliance Suit in Florida – The School Law Blog – Education Week
In an opinion by one of President-elect Trump’s potential Supreme Court picks, the appeals court applies the federal Equal Access Act to a Florida middle school. View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc
Federal Appeals Court Revives Gay-Straight Alliance Suit in Florida
In an opinion by one of President-elect Trump’s potential Supreme Court picks, the appeals court applies the federal Equal Access Act to a Florida middle school. View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc
Supreme Court to Weigh Whether Pension Rules Apply to Church Schools, Hospitals
The justices will decide whether religious affiliates must adhere to the federal law that regulates private pension plans or whether a “church plan” exemption still applies. View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc
High Court Again Weighs Intellectual Disability and the Death Penalty
U.S. Supreme Court justices considered the impact of intelligence testing and school influences on whether a state may execute a defendant who may have an intellectual disability. View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc
U.S. Supreme Court Declines Appeal Over Kansas Science Standards
The justices refused, without comment, to hear the appeal of Kansas parents and students who object on religious grounds to the Next Generation Science Standards. View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc
U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Law on Filling Executive Branch Vacancies
The justices take up a debate that includes seven relatively recent Education Department officials whose service in acting roles may have been on shaky ground. View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc
Ga. High Court Strikes Verbal Abuse of Educators Law; Backs School Gun Limits
The court rejects a law that bars “upbraiding” teachers, administrators, and bus drivers; it also decides between two “irreconcilable” laws on guns at school. View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc