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$7.4 M Legal Bill Stuns Officials in Mich. Girls Sports Season Case

Officials at the Michigan High School Athletic Association are still reeling, weeks after a federal judge awarded $7.4 million in legal fees to the prevailing plaintiff in a 10-year-old case contending that Michigan’s sports seasons discriminated against girls. Now, saying that an award of prejudgment interest, in particular, came as…

Apr 22, 2008 7:53 PM CDT

Oxford U Students Not Smart Enough to Avoid Facebook Fines

They attend one of the world’s most renowned institutions of higher learning. But even after students learned that proctors at Oxford University are logging onto Facebook in search of evidence, many haven’t been able to resist participating in—and posting online photographs of–excessive celebration of their upcoming graduation. Hence, the proctors…

Apr 18, 2008 11:16 PM CDT

4 Lawyers from 1 Law Firm Wrongly Included in N.Y. Pension System

Updated: Four attorneys working for a prominent education law firm in Albany, N.Y., have been disqualified from the state pension system by New York’s comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, because they were not employees but independent contractors. The four Girvin & Ferlazzo attorneys additionally were shown in records as having worked 1,157…

Apr 18, 2008 3:22 PM CDT

Coach Can’t Kneel in Prayer With Players

The Philadelphia-based 3rd Circuit ruled Tuesday against a football coach who sued after his school district barred him from kneeling in prayer with his players. In the closely watched school prayer case, the court ruled that the East Brunswick, N.J., school district didn’t violate the rights of Marcus Borden when…

Apr 16, 2008 8:57 PM CDT

N.Y. Schools Lawyer-Pay Probe Expands to All Professionals in Gov’t Work

An ever-expanding state probe by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo of possible pension irregularities now extends far beyond lawyers in private practice who worked for the state’s 700-plus school districts. It now potentially encompasses, seemingly, virtually every professional who has worked for a state agency, and may also involve…

Apr 15, 2008 6:37 PM CDT

Record $3M Settlement in Seattle Schools Sex-Abuse Case

Seattle Public Schools has agreed to pay $3.05 million to settle a case about two students molested by a former middle-school teacher whose behavior during a 20-year education career allegedly resulted in multiple complaints that weren’t properly investigated. The settlement reportedly is the highest ever agreed to by any school…

Apr 8, 2008 9:51 PM CDT

Supreme Court Accepts Another Union First Amendment Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the constitutionality of an Idaho law that bars local governments from making automatic payroll deductions to pay for political activities by labor unions, SCOTUSblog reports. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled the ban burdened political speech by…

Mar 31, 2008 5:36 PM CDT

Bullied at School for Years, Billy Wolfe Brings Suit, With His Parents’ Help

How is it that a student can be bullied at school, for years, without officials taking effective action to end the situation? A lengthy article in today’s New York Times attempts to answer that question, by telling the story of Billy Wolfe, from his own and his parents’ viewpoint. Now…

Mar 24, 2008 11:58 PM CDT

ACLU Sues Over Fla. District’s High School Graduation Rates

In what the American Civil Liberties Union is billing as a first-in-the-nation lawsuit, the civil rights organization has filed a complaint against a South Florida school district contending that it is violating the state constitution by not graduating enough of its students. Additionally, the lawsuit contends that what a press…

Mar 19, 2008 1:31 AM CDT

Washington Justices Bar Random Drug Tests of Student Athletes

The Washington Supreme Court has ruled the state constitution protects student athletes from random drug tests. The U.S. Supreme Court has permitted such searches for “special needs,” but the Washington high court said the state constitution offers greater protection than its federal counterpart, the Seattle Times reports. The plurality opinion…

Mar 14, 2008 2:13 PM CDT

AG Now Seeking Lawyer-Pay Info from 700-Plus N.Y. School Districts

An ongoing probe by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo into the way school districts pay their lawyers has now expanded to request information from all of the more than 700 school districts in the state. It has also expanded to seek information not only about the way the districts…

Mar 6, 2008 9:35 PM CST

Nice Perk for N.Y. School Lawyer: Lifetime Medical Coverage

Updated: A 71-year-old retired lawyer in New York had a part-time school district job during his final few years of practice that many attorneys might find appealing. Jerome Ehrlich was not only paid a $60,000 annual salary for his part-time employment in 2005 and 2006 but is to receive lifetime…

Mar 6, 2008 7:46 PM CST

N.Y. AG’s Lawyer-Pay Probe Expands to 172 School Districts

An ongoing New York state probe of double-dipping by private lawyers representing school districts in Long Island has been expanded to Westchester County. After previously asking all 124 Long Island school districts to provide information about the way they have paid their lawyers, the state attorney general’s office is now…

Feb 29, 2008 6:53 PM CST

Fla. School Bd. Tells Warring Supt. & Bd. Attorney: Get Help

A school board for a major metropolitan area in Florida has reportedly told its two top employees to get professional help. With Superintendent Clayton Wilcox and attorney Jim Robinson, who serves as the district’s general counsel, in a virtual civil war, something clearly has to be done to get the…

Feb 27, 2008 10:09 PM CST

2nd Lawyer Says N.Y. School Districts Often List Legal Counsel as Employees

Another New York lawyer reportedly has claimed that Long Island school districts often list their legal counsel as employees, allowing them to qualify for government pensions and health benefits even though they are in private practice. “This practice is approved by the state and is common among my colleagues, many…

Feb 26, 2008 7:15 PM CST

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