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School e-Law Update


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April 16, 2009
                                             Vol. 09-02
Quick Links
Since our last regular e-Law Update in January, courts have been busy. Our current Update is now available via the link in the adjoining panel. Here are a few highlights:

Recent U.S. and 4th Circuit News
  • U.S. Supreme Court decision expands employees' right to sue for retaliation
  • U.S. Supreme Court tempers two-step test for determining school official immunity
  • 4th Circuit declares that courts required to evaluate adequacy of IEP at time of implementation; not retrospectively
Other cases and news of interest
  • School district policy restricting religious groups from participating in open houses violates Free Speech
  • Fifth Circuit upholds Texas statute permitting moment of silence
  • Eighth Circuit upholds school's ban on clothing featuring Confederate flag
  • California community college may restrict Internet use on library computers to educational and employment uses.  
  • Fake teacher and school administrator MySpace pages posted by students are not protected parodies.
We hope you find this Update and our other resources and programs helpful.

Best regards,

David R. Hostetler
Director
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