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Trump on Education: ICE Policy Reversal’s Impact on Schools

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Since 2011, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been restricted by policy from conducting raids and other immigration enforcement actions in “sensitive locations” like schools, churches, and hospitals....more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

Undocumented Students And The Obligations To Cooperate With “ICE” --Take Two with Trump 2.0

Back in 2017, at the dawn of the first Trump administration, there was much concern about how school leaders should address issues involving “undocumented” students including the possibility of visits by the U.S. Immigration...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

The Latest on FERPA, FOIA and School Videotapes

Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) generally provides access to records created by public agencies (including school districts).  However, the FOIA contains an exemption from disclosure for “educational records”...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

Are Your District's Social Media Accounts a Ticking Legal Time Bomb?

While district-controlled Facebook, Instagram and Twitter/“X” accounts can certainly be a great tool for engaging stakeholders – particularly Gen X and Millennial parents – it is important for board members and administrators...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

The Deadline For Updating Your Title IX Policies is Fast Approaching: Will Your District Be Ready?

Hidden within the concerns surrounding reopening schools during a pandemic is the requirement that the new Title IX regulations go into effect on August 14, 2020. ...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

Special Education in the Age of the Coronavirus

Connecticut’s mandated closing of school districts up to March 31, 2020 in response to COVID-19 – more colloquially known as the Coronavirus – has left school districts struggling with how they can best continue to provide...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

Guidance to Address COVID-19

Few topics have recently dominated the news as much as COVID-19, recognized widely as the Coronavirus. As the virus spreads, schools across Connecticut should be well-prepared to prevent the spread of this infectious...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

New Guidance Clarifies Schools Health Records Governed by FERPA Are Not Subject to HIPAA

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New guidance issued jointly by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advises schools that most health information relating to students at federally-funded elementary and...more

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The Real Risk of Data Breach And What Schools Can Do To Be Prepared

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This summer, Pearson notified a handful of Illinois school districts that its AIMSweb 1.0 Platform had experienced a data breach that impacted over 13,000 account holders nationally. ...more

Fisher Phillips

What School Districts Need To Know About Crowdfunding

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Crowdfunding, in the most basic sense, is the practice of raising money from a large number of people through any number of internet-based platforms. It has become an increasingly popular way for individuals, businesses,...more

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Education Newsletter Volume 1, Number 1: Arizona Senator Introduces Bill to Expand the Rights of Student Speech

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This session, Arizona Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Yee (R-Phoenix) introduced Senate Bill 1384 to expand the rights of student journalists. If passed would grant both high school and college level student journalists the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #54 – Keep Student Data Safe

In the past few years, we have seen the explosion of “big data,” “data analytics,” “data aggregation,” “predictive modeling,” and “data breaches.” None of these terms existed when I graduated from law school. We have...more

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