News & Analysis as of

Teachers School Policies Health and Safety

Fisher Phillips

Top 10 Texas Legislative Changes Impacting Private Schools + Your Compliance Plan

Fisher Phillips on

The 2025 Texas legislative session brought significant updates that directly impact private schools. These extensive changes will require Texas private schools to review and potentially update policies, procedures, and...more

Franczek P.C.

Appellate Court Rules on COVID-19 Mitigation TRO

Franczek P.C. on

Just before midnight yesterday, the Appellate Court issued its decision on the appeal of the February 4, 2022 TRO enjoining the Governor from enforcing certain COVID-19 mitigation measures including universal masking. With...more

Franczek P.C.

JCAR Decision Adds Further Uncertainty to Already Complex Situation on School Masking and Quarantine Rules

Franczek P.C. on

Since yesterday, there have been many reports about the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) vote against extending IDPH Emergency Rules regarding masking, vaccine and testing requirements in schools. This has...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

More Questions and Answers Regarding COVID-19 Issues for Connecticut’s Schools

On Friday, August 27, 2021, approximately 200 people joined us for a webinar on issues faced by Connecticut schools as they reopen this fall during the current COVID-19 pandemic.  We covered topics such as mask mandates,...more

Fisher Phillips

California Orders All Teachers to Be Vaccinated or Submit to Regular COVID-19 Testing

Fisher Phillips on

The California Department of Public Health just issued a Public Health Order requiring all public and private school teachers and school staff serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade to either show proof of full...more

Fisher Phillips

July 2021: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Fisher Phillips

The Impact of Governor DeSantis’s Mask Order on Florida Private Schools: To Mask or Not to Mask?

Fisher Phillips on

In response to several Florida school boards considering mask mandates in advance of school openings, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just signed an executive order threatening to withhold state funds from any school boards...more

Fisher Phillips

New California Guidance Means Masks Will Be Back at K-12 Schools this Fall

Fisher Phillips on

Thanks to new guidance just issued by state health officials, students and staff at California’s K-12 schools will be required to wear masks at the beginning of the upcoming school year regardless of vaccination status. The...more

Fisher Phillips

CDC Issues New Back-to-School Guidance with Emphasis on In-Person Learning

Fisher Phillips on

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just substantially relaxed its pandemic guidance for K-12 schools. While certain restrictions remain and the guidance may continue to evolve in the coming months,...more

Fisher Phillips

7-Point Action Plan: How Educational Institutions Should Plan For 2021 And Beyond

Fisher Phillips on

There is no doubt that 2020 brought huge challenges for schools. As we near the end of the first semester and plan for the rest of the 2020-2021 school year and beyond, there are some lessons we can learn, some processes to...more

Franczek P.C.

COVID School Landscape

Franczek P.C. on

In this episode, we discuss the most top-of-mind issues and lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis....more

Fisher Phillips

Back-To-School FAQs For Educational Institutions During The COVID-19 Era

Fisher Phillips on

As the country begins to re-emerge amid the COVID-19 pandemic, whether and when any particular school will be ready to return for the upcoming school year and at what level will depend on the individual school, its location,...more

12 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide