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Updated: December 14, 2021 Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 229 (SB 229) into law on December 14, 2021, which enacts several temporary law provisions that give school districts greater flexibility to deliver alternative learning models for the 2021-2022 school year. The law is enacted as an emergency so it takes effect immediately. The […]
August 3, 2021 On August 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) released the “Return to School Roadmap,” a resource to students, educators, school districts and parents in preparation for the return to in-person learning for the 2021-2022 school year. As schools begin to reopen nationwide, the roadmap is intended to serve as a […]
August 2, 2021 On July 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) published a joint resource to provide information about school districts’ obligations to students for whom COVID is a disability, also referred to as “long COVID.” Per the Centers […]
July 30, 2021 One of the many changes associated with Ohio’s Biennial Budget, House Bill (HB) 110, includes revisions to the statutes addressing implementation of a Blended Learning Model. It’s important to be aware of these changes, as they are likely to impact district plans for implementation of blended learning models during the 2021-22 school […]
July 28, 2021 On July 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued this update recommending “universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccinations status.” The update comes one day after the Ohio Department of Health (“ODH”) released this COVID-19 guidance for Ohio K-12 […]
July 22, 2021 On July 7, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in Ison, et al. v. Madison Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., regarding a challenge to the public participation policy adopted by the Madison Local School District Board of Education (Board) and the Board’s implementation of that policy. After […]
July 21, 2021 On July 14, 2021, Governor DeWine signed Ohio House Bill (HB) 244, which prohibits public school districts and state institutions of higher education from requiring an individual to receive a vaccine that has not been granted full United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Because existing COVID-19 vaccines are currently operating […]
July 19, 2021 Ohio’s operating budget for fiscal years 2022-2023 is now law after Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 110 (HB 110) on July 1, 2021. Included in the bill are a number of policy changes affecting the state’s K-12 schools, with some of the key changes explained below. Please reach out to us […]
July 12, 2021 On July 1, 2021, Governor DeWine signed H.B. 110, Ohio’s 2022-2023 biennial budget, into law, which allows local, city, exempted village and joint vocational school districts (“school districts”) to request to use an “online learning model” through the creation of an “online learning school.” Online learning is defined as a scenario where […]
June 28, 2021 On June 23, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio made the long-awaited ruling in Gabbard v. Madison Local School District Board of Education that teachers and school staff members must meet state peace officer training or experience requirements prior to being permitted to go armed while on duty. Until Gabbard, Ohio schools […]
June 23, 2021 The U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will fully enforce Title IX to prohibit schools that receive federal financial assistance from discriminating against students based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. The DOE recently issued this revised interpretation in a federal notice. Prior to the notice, OCR’s […]
June 2, 2021 Although the pandemic is seemingly subsiding in the U.S., public school districts in Ohio still face the challenge of how to use multiple forms of pandemic-related government funding. Notably, the task of navigating the permissible uses of COVID-19 funds, and the procedures school districts must follow with respect to them, pose a […]