NSAA Member Lunch & Learn Webinars* | NSAA Board of Directors Nominations | |
Monday, June 23, 2025, 12:00 Noon Eastern -- Navigating AIA Contracts and Amendments: A Primer for School Attorneys | The NSAA Nominating Committee seeks letter of interest in serving on the NSAA Board of Directors! | |
Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 12:00 Noon Eastern -- SCOTUS and Public Education: A Blockbuster Term | Interested members should review the Nomination Guidelines and complete the online application form. | |
*Register on the Programs and Events page. | If you have any questions about board service or the application process, please contact Sonja Trainor, Executive Director, strainor@nsaa.legal. |
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School Law News This Week 05.30.2025
Save the dates! Join us October 15-17 in Fort Worth for 10 hours of school law CLE! Schedule now posted.
ADMINISTRATION AND AGENCIES
U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Announces Title VI and Disability Discrimination Investigation of Wisconsin School District
Nominees for ED Deputy Secretary and OCR Chief to be Questioned by Senate Committee June 4
CONGRESS
House Spending Bill would Create $5B School Choice Program
FEDERAL COURTS – Cases Decided
Supreme Court Denies Cert in “Two Genders” T-shirt Case
En Banc Fifth Circuit Finds Public Library Curation is Government Speech, Not Subject to 1A Speech Challenge
Ninth Circuit Panel Issues Slightly Amended Opinion in Denial of Transgender Student’s Challenge to Idaho Restroom Law
Texas District Court Dismisses Claims Against School District as Time-Barred in Suit by Parent of Chronically Absent and Allegedly Trafficked Student
Michigan District Court Dismisses Claims Against School District That Expelled Student for Threat
New York District Court Allows IDEA, 504, ADA Class Action Claims by Students with Disabilities Against NYC DOE to Go Forward
ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT RULINGS -- peer sex harassment, employment discrimination, employees and student pronouns, and more in this week's SLNTW.
FEDERAL COURTS – Cases Filed
Montgomery County, Maryland Draws Another Complaint from Parent Seeking Opt-out from Health Curriculum on Religious Grounds
NSAA Amicus Briefs:
Mahmoud v. Taylor (Supreme Court merits -- parent Free Exercise opt-out rights re; LGBTQ supportive books in the reading curriculum)
A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools (Supreme Court merits - standard of liability for education-related claim under Section 504/ADA)
Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond (Supreme Court merits - whether private religious school operating charter school constitutes state action; whether denial of charter to religious virtual school violates Free Exercise rights)
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NSAA 3rd Annual Conference
10+ hours of CLE over two and a half days: October 15-17, 2025
Fort Worth, Texas
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Upcoming Lunch & Learn Webinars
Monday, June 23, 2025 12:00 Noon Eastern
Navigating AIA Contracts and Amendments: A Primer for School Attorneys
Join us for a discussion on the basics of AIA contracts, essential amendments, and best practices for effective contract management. Enhance your knowledge and skills with practical insights and real-world examples.
Registration is required and available at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/evgIRtxtT02Sily5Bie5QQ.
Wednesday, July 9 12:00 p.m. Eastern
SCOTUS and Public Education: A Blockbuster Term
It’s hard to overstate the importance of the October 2024 SCOTUS term for public education. When the justices sign off for the summer recess, they will have handed down four decisions directly affecting public school operations: E-rate funding, parent rights to curricular opt-outs, liability for disability discrimination, and religious charter schools. In the meantime, they will have addressed key issues affecting education indirectly: whether gender identity-related medical care is a sex-based classification invoking heightened scrutiny, whether Article III judges constitutionally may issue “universal” injunctions, whether birthright citizenship may be challenged, and more. We’ll review the Court’s term, its rulings, and their implications – with help from you. Come with your thoughts and questions.
Speaker: Sonja Trainor, Executive Director, National School Attorneys Association
Registration is required and available at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/kW1aUbaEQYaaVBK8GOAZLg
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