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Navigating the Future of Intercollegiate Athletics: Implications of the Dartmouth College Student-Athlete Labor Decision
Navigating the intersections of disability, student conduct, and due process is no easy task for higher education professionals. Balancing legal, ethical, and procedural responsibilities in disability-related behavioral...more
As a longtime researcher and policy analyst in higher education, I’ve spent decades studying how federal law, regulation, and politics shape practice on the ground. In my keynote at the 2025 Joint ATIXA and NABITA Annual...more
In Title IX investigations and decision-making processes, especially in word-against-word complaints where direct evidence is limited, pattern evidence can provide valuable clarity. When available and applicable, it offers a...more
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
Federal officials on Monday launched a new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative aimed at schools receiving federal funding, the next step in the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement posture against transgender rights, DEI,...more
BUILDING STRONGER FUTURES THROUGH EDUCATION. Join us for a powerful conversation about what it really takes to support students, schools, and communities. Our next Bridge Series brings together voices from education,...more
Another school year is winding down, and educational leaders perhaps have never been more ready for summer break. From the Trump administration’s significant policy shifts to deeply consequential litigation playing out to...more
President Trump just issued a wave of education-related executive orders – seven, to be exact – impacting both higher education and K-12 schools. Educational institutions need to tune in and catch up, and we’ve compiled this...more
Many K-12 and institutes of higher education are concerned about the potential threat to their federal funding given recent changes to the way the government is interpreting existing federal law to achieve certain policy...more
Starting today, the U.S. Department of Education will crack down on “overt and covert racial discrimination” in educational institutions receiving federal funding, according to a February 14 “Dear Colleague” letter issued by...more
Our Education thought leaders have pulled together their top predictions for the new year so that higher education institutions and K-12 private and independent schools can get a running start to 2025....more
As we noted in October, “Over the past few years, there has been a significant amount of noise, confusion, and sense of whiplash in the Title IX world.” With the presidential election behind us and the courts intervening...more
On December 3, 2024, in Terrell v. Alabama State University, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that Title IX does not provide an implied private right of action for sex discrimination in employment, deepening a split...more
Ohio Governor DeWine just signed into effect a law that will soon ban students from using school restrooms and other facilities that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth – and your school will need to take steps to...more
With the publication of the updated NABITA Industry Standards for Behavioral Intervention Teams, we will review each standard in detail. Standard 14 highlights several risk assessment tools that can be used in the BIT...more
We continue exploring the updated standards published in NABITA’s Industry Standards for Behavioral Intervention Teams whitepaper as we focus on Standard 13. This standard explains the importance of using an objective risk...more
As part of our Tip of the Week series on the revised NABITA Industry Standards for Behavioral Intervention Teams, two complementary standards, Standards 11 and 12, are worth discussing. These standards focus on collecting...more
We’re starting to see courts define the boundaries of permissible DEI programs in the aftermath of last year’s SCOTUS decision limiting “race conscious” programs such as affirmative action in college admissions. For example,...more
In recent months, OCR has reached resolution agreements with a school district and two universities after investigating complaints of discrimination and harassment based on ancestry or ethnicity, including allegations...more
As you recover from another whirlwind of a school year, we hope you can take some time to relax and enjoy your summer break. The next few months will be the perfect time to – at your leisure – catch up on this past year’s...more
At least 22 states are suing the Biden administration over new Title IX rules set to take effect this summer. The lawsuits claim that the U.S. Department of Education’s new rules – which were released last month and include...more
Welcome to the fourth issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024. We begin this edition with discussion of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education released its...more
Interested in learning more about HB68 and what policies you should be paying attention to? Join education attorneys Kasey Havekost and Izaak Orlansky for a discussion on the new laws governing transgender students in the...more
Earlier this month, the United States Department of Education (“DOE” or “Department”) announced that it plans to issue the much-anticipated Title IX regulations in March 2024 according to the latest regulatory...more
When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more