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SCOTUS to Determine Whether States Can Ban Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports – What Your School Needs to Know

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The Supreme Court will soon decide whether states can ban transgender high school and college athletes from participating on female sports teams at their schools. After initially declining to review this issue in 2023 and...more

TNG Consulting

Mandated Risk Assessment of Students: Part One – Authority to Mandate

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At NABITA, we are often asked whether a Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT), CARE team, Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) team, or, in some instances, the Threat Assessment Team (TAT) has the authority to...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Why Schools Should Start Security Planning Now: Leveraging Summer to Build Safer Campuses

As the end of the academic year approaches, school administrators face a critical but often overlooked opportunity: the chance to proactively plan for next year’s physical security needs. School safety is always a top concern...more

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Data Security and International Travel: What K–12 Schools and Trip Chaperones Need to Know

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As global learning experiences become more common in K–12 education, schools increasingly send staff and students abroad for cultural exchanges, academic competitions, service trips, and more. While these trips offer...more

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FAQs for Schools and Persons Affected By the PowerSchool Data Breach

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A massive data breach hit one of the country’s largest education software providers. According to EducationWeek, PowerSchool provides school software products to more than 16,000 customers, largely K-12 schools, that serve 50...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 4, April 2023

Tech Vendors and Cybersecurity – Are They Responsible? It has long been recommended that when you contract with a technology vendor that you include an indemnity clause in the contract wherein the vendor will indemnify you...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

ChatGPT’s Impact on Education and Student Data Privacy

Data privacy professionals have characterized the data privacy risks associated with ChatGPT as a “nightmare.” In order to function, open artificial intelligence programs (“OpenAI”) like ChatGPT require huge amounts of data...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

Franczek P.C.

You Know the Drill, But Should You Do One? White Paper Highlights Active Shooter Drill Risks

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In Illinois, the School Safety Drill Act requires K-12 public and private educational facilities to conduct several types of safety drills, including law enforcement drills, to address potential evacuation or lock-down...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

Has Your District Complied With the Mandatory Human Anti-Trafficking Training for Employees?

Connecticut law [C.G.S. §17a-106h] requires that “persons employed by a local or regional board of education … who have contact with students” receive mandatory training on prompt identification and reporting of suspected...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

School Districts Must Take Steps to Contain Coronavirus

What should be covered in school this winter? Coughs and sneezes, according to the CDC, the New York State Education Department, and other authorities. It’s just one of several guidelines for school districts and...more

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COVID-19 FAQs And 10-Point Action Plan For Educational Institutions

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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently addressed the possible spread of COVID-2019 coronavirus across the United States and outlined contingency recommendations for schools and businesses. To help schools think...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

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Keeping Academic Campuses Safe Begins and Ends With Communication

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The near weekly occurrence of school shootings across the United States has students, faculty, and staff feeling like potential victims. As civic and political leaders seek broader solutions to this violent phenomenon,...more

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