S.B. 1 Permits Substitute Teacher Flexibility, But Board Action Needed Written by: Brian J. DeSantis, Esq. After an unexpected delay, the Ohio General Assembly has…
More COVID Aftermath: Real Property Tax Reductions Under Senate Bill 57 Changes to Senate Bill 57 (“SB 57”) this Fall will bring a new round of…
School District Transportation Obligations: What Will Change (and Won’t) For the Coming Year Before the new school year begins, school districts may need to revisit their arrangements for…
Mask Guidance has Changed & Mask Laws Will Change Mid-School Year With the Ohio Department of Health’s new 2021-2022 mask guidance, Ohio school districts received new…
Yet Another Guidance Document? Understanding the Back and Forth on OCR’s Transgender Guidance Over the last five years, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”)…
When Students, Snapchat, Speech, and the Supreme Court Get Together: Part 2 On June 23, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in…
Ohio Supreme Court Shoots Down School Board’s Policy on Arming Staff On June 23, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio released its opinion in Gabbard v.…
New Restraint and Seclusion Rule Effective June 24, 2021 Ohio Administrative Code 3301-35-15, Standards for the Implementation of Positive Behavior Intervention Supports and the…
Hiring This Summer? Remember That Nepotism Means More Than Authorizing Employment Nepotism is a crime in Ohio. Public officials (i.e., school employees and board members) are…
Board Policy Responses to the End of Ohio’s Mask Mandate The news that many students and educators have been waiting for with bated (albeit masked)…