Published by MOASBO, October 2010 Release of Personally Identifiable Student Information in the Face of an Emergency The chance of a man-made or natural emergency occurring at your school is slight. However, it is imperative to take steps now to be prepared to respond to large-scale emergency situations. While emergency planning is a large task involving [...]
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A Review of U.S. Department of Education Family Policy Compliance Office Guidelines – By: Betsey A. Helfrich
Friday, October 1st, 2010Legislature Expands School District Employees’ Protection from Civil Liability – By: Sarah A. Wight
Saturday, July 17th, 2010Published by MOASBO, July 2010 Sixteen newly enacted statutory sections relating to elementary and secondary education will be effective August 28, 2010. These sections are the product of a recent house bill that revised fourteen current statutory sections and created two new ones. The changes to the current law will touch on various issues from [...]
Mickes Goldman O’Toole Attorneys Present Information at MOASBO
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Mickes Goldman O’Toole attorneys shared expertise on a variety of schools law matters at the 2010 Missouri Association of School Business Officials (MOASBO) Annual Conference in April. Included were the following presentations: Dealing With Teachers and Internet Email Abuse | Video Hot Topics in Disability Law Ask the Attorney The handouts from several seminars are [...]
Arming Your District Against OCR: Proactive Measures Your District Can Take Now – By: Alefia E. Mithaiwala & Thomas A. Mickes
Monday, March 1st, 2010Published by MOASBO, March/April 2010 On February 1, 2010, Mickes Goldman O’Toole celebrated its two year anniversary. And in the past two years alone, our special education department has handled approximately sixty OCR complaints against districts across the state of Missouri, each alleging discrimination on the basis of disability. In addition, our office continues to [...]
An Update on Private School Reimbursement Under the IDEA: Some Good News for School Districts – By: Alefia Mithaiwala
Friday, January 1st, 2010Published by MOASBO, January/February 2010 On June 22, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court held that under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, parents may seek private school tuition reimbursement, even if their child has never before received special education services. The case, Forest Grove School District v. T.A., was widely touted as a win for [...]
Clear and Present Danger – By: Ernest G. Trakas
Monday, November 30th, 2009Published by MOASBO, September/November 2009 The Special Education Student Substantially Likely to Cause Injury Johnny B. Goode, we’ll just call him J.G., is on his way to the Principal’s office. He is being escorted by the school’ Resource Officer and a male teacher. Each man has hold of one of the 6th grader’s arms as [...]
Going Above and Beyond: How Far is Too Far? – By: Betsey A. Helfrich
Saturday, September 19th, 2009Published by MOASBO, September/November 2010 Re-examining the Scope of your District’s PAT Program Your school district’s Parents as Teachers (“PAT”) Program is sometimes the first contact young families have with the district. The PAT program is a wonderful way to connect to the community and to provide resources to parents and children who may not [...]
Recent Cases Differ on Whether Students Can Be Disciplined for Posting Fake Profiles of School Personnel on Social Networking Sites – By: Sarah A. Wight
Friday, July 17th, 2009Published by MOASBO, July/August 2009 Schools are facing situations where anonymous students harass, defame or publicly humiliate educators by using web sites, such as MySpace or Facebook, with increasing frequency. Many of these situations have resulted in legal battles across the country. Two recent cases highlight the complex issues a school district can face when [...]
Pay Discrimination: The Lilly Ledbetter Act – By: Natalie A. Hoernschemeyer
Friday, March 6th, 2009Published by MOASBO, March/April 2009 On January 29, 2009, during his first official week at work, President Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (“Ledbetter Act”). The Ledbetter Act amends the discrimination laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with [...]
New FLMA Regulation: Complying with Additional Requirements – By: Joseph M. Wientge, Jr.
Monday, January 12th, 2009Published by MOASBO, January/February 2009 On November 17, 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor, published a revised set of regulations implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). These revisions represent the first significant modifications to the FMLA regulations, since the law was first enacted in 1993. The regulations take effect January 16, 2009. Many [...]