Category: Education Law News
Fri Sep 12, 2014 ‐ Education Law News
ISAT Replaced As Assessment Tool
The prior ISAT testing is being replaced with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessments during the 2014—2015 school year and moving forward. Read moreThu Aug 21, 2014 ‐ Education Law News
Local Governments Must Allow Public Communication with Public Officials on Their Website
Public Act 98—0930 amends the Local Records Act to require that units of local government and school districts that maintain an Internet website are required to incorporate a mechanism, such as a uniform, single email address, to allow public electronic […]Tue Aug 5, 2014 ‐ Education Law News
“Undesignated” Epi-Pens Can Now Be Administered By Any Trained School Personnel
If authorized by the school district, epi-pens can now be administered by “trained personnel” in schools. Read moreThu Jul 3, 2014 ‐ Education Law News
New Guidance Issued on Responsibilities of Schools to Address Forms of Sex Discrimination
On April 29, 2014, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released new guidance describing the responsibilities of public schools to address sexual violence and other forms of sex discrimination under Title IX of the Education Amendments […]