Education Law Group

Fall 2007 - The Education Law Newsletter - Fall 2007, published by the Education Law Group at Walter & Haverfield, discusses the following timely topics affecting public school districts:

• How Recent IRS Action May Change the Way Districts Pay Employees
• The Impact of Jarod's Law and the Inspections that Will Occur in Your District
• The Attorney General's Opinion Stating Districts Cannot Charge for All-Day Kindergarten
• Updates on the Revised Public Records Law and Anti-Bullying Mandates
• Significant Announcements from the Education Law Group at Walter & Haverfield

June 2007 - "The Supreme Court Upholds a School Board's Right to Regulate Student Speech Reasonably Regarded as Encouraging Illegal Drug Use".

April 2007 - New Law Requires School Districts to Create and Implement Anti-Bullying Policies

January 2007 - Client Briefing on Education Law

• Revisions to Public Records Law Require Board to Review Policy and Response Protocol.
• Are You in Compliance With the Smoke-Free Workplace Act?
• New Obligations Imposed by Ohio's Minimum Wage Law.
• Constitutionality of Charter Schools Upheld.
• DOL Issues Opinion Letter on Various Employee-Volunteer Scenarios.
• Offensive Student Web Sites - What Can You Do?
• Can Non-Lawyer Parents Represent Child in Court on Special Education Claim?
• Key Revisions to the IDEIA Regulations.

July 2006 - "New Law Requires Ohio Public Entities to Respond to Data Security Breaches or Face Significant Penalties"