School Districts, Public Schools, Preliminary Injunctions

Supreme Court Upholds Parental Right to Opt Out of Certain School Curriculum on Religious Grounds

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 7/1/2025

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday, June 27, that a Maryland school district’s decision to mandate instruction using LGBTQ+-inclusive storybooks, without offering notice or opt-outs to parents, violated the First...more

Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction for Title IX Claim, Precluding School District from Preventing Female Students from...

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 2/21/2023

Brooks v. State Coll. Area Sch. Dist., No. 4:22-CV-01335, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 217173, at *2 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 1, 2022). The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania granted the Plaintiffs’ Motion...more

Federal Court Holds that School District’s Denial of Student’s Request to Attend School with a Dog Violated the Rehabilitation Act...

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 9/27/2022

C.G. by and through P.G. v. Saucon Valley Sch. Dist., 5:21-CV-03956, 2021 WL 5399920, at *1 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 18, 2021). The District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania grants student’s request for preliminary...more

Mask on, mask off: Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals determines mask requirement can be a reasonable accommodation for students

Bricker Graydon LLP on 2/10/2022

A dizzying number of laws, executive orders and regulations regarding masks in schools have found their way to our nation’s courts. Some states are requiring students to mask up in schools (e.g., California and New York),...more

Court Denies Injunction to Student Claiming Denial of Rights to Participate in Extracurricular Activity

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 4/28/2021

T.W., a minor, through Waltman v. Southern Columbia Area School District (2020 WL 7027636) (M.D. Pa. 2020), Federal District Court for Middle District of Pennsylvania denies student’s and parents’ motion for preliminary...more

The Ability of a School To Punish Lewd Or Profane Speech Disappears Once A Student Exits School Grounds

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 6/4/2018

B.L. by Levy v. Mahanoy Area School District (“Levy”), Case No. 3:17-CV-1734, 2017 WL 4418290 (M.D. Pa. Oct. 5, 2017). District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania grants cheerleader’s Motion for Preliminary...more