On February 26, 2015 the United States Department of Education's Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) issued a checklist for school districts to use in order to evaluate how well the terms of Service Agreements for applications,online forums or … [Continue reading]
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Questioning Constitutionality of Municipal Sign Ordinance
December 23, 2014 by
The Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments on January 12, 2015 in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, a case raising the question of whether an Arizona municipality’s sign ordinance creates an unconstitutional distinction among different kinds … [Continue reading]
SP&F Assists Jeffersonville in Floodplain Protection Property Acquisition
December 8, 2014 by
On September 29th, SP&Fattorneys, working on behalf of the Village of Jeffersonville, closed on the Village’s purchase of a 4.2-acre, more or less, parcel of land lying at the southwesterly corner of the intersection of Vermont Routes 15 and 108. … [Continue reading]
DOE and DOJ Guidance on Education for Confined Juvenile Students
December 8, 2014 by
On December 8, 2014, the United States Department of Education and the Department of Justice issued a four part set of guidance for assisting both state and local educational agencies in addressing and strengthening the educational services provided … [Continue reading]
Education Law Session Vermont Principals’ Association- January 13, 2015
December 1, 2014 by
On January 13, 2015 Steve Stitzel and Dina Atwood will be presenting: Current Issues in Labor and Personnel Law: a Workshop for Public School Administrators and Legislative Update for the Vermont Principals' Association. The workshop is designed … [Continue reading]
Office Of Civil Rights Guidance- Single Sex Classes and Extracurricular Activities
December 1, 2014 by
On December 1, 2014 the United States Department of Education- Office of Civil Rights issued a "significant guidance document" on the issues/limitations of providing single sex classes and extracurricular activities in elementary and secondary … [Continue reading]
Office of Educational Technology- Dear Colleague Letter
November 21, 2014 by
On November 19, 2014 the United Stated Department of Education- Office of Educational Technology issued a Dear Colleague Letter providing examples of how school districts could leverage the use of ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, … [Continue reading]
U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont Allows a Private Nuisance Claim Against Operational Wind Project
November 21, 2014 by
Vermont’s federal district court, in Brouha v. Vermont Wind, LLC, denied a motion to dismiss a landowner’s private nuisance claim against the owners of the Sheffield Wind Project, an operating wind project holding a Certificate of Public Good from … [Continue reading]
OSERS GUIDANCE ISSUED
November 12, 2014 by
On November 12, 2014 the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the United States Department of Education issued a "Frequently Asked Questions on Effective Communication for Students with Hearing, Vision, or Speech … [Continue reading]
US Department of Education Guidance- Bullying of Students with Disabilities
October 22, 2014 by
On October 21, 2014, the United States Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a thirteen page "Dear Colleague" letter providing guidance for school districts regarding how OCR analyzes complaints regarding bullying of students … [Continue reading]