One of the Education Code’s trickiest requirements can be found in Section 45028. In a recent case — George v. Susanville Elementary School District — the Court of Appeal applied these uniformity requirements to a district teacher.
Even though the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education lives on in many school districts across the country, certain social and legal trends now pose an even greater threat to it. As we mark the 70th anniversary, it’s important to reflect on California’s role in school desegregation and the ongoing educational opportunities it offers to many students.
An April 12 webinar hosted by CSBA explained how school board members can take steps to create a personal social media page where they are not speaking on behalf of their local educational agency, using the standards established by the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier.
In a resounding victory for school board members on March 15, the United States Supreme Court developed a new and more restrictive test for determining when public officials can be held liable for First Amendment violations related to management of their social media accounts. The […]
On Feb. 15, 2024, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in Los Angeles Unified School District v. A.O., a case that involves a 3-year-old deaf and hard of hearing student with cochlear implants, who sought special education services from the […]
The top 10 things to know about the new proposed Title IX regulations were discussed during a Dec. 2 breakout session at CSBA’s Annual Education Conference and Trade Show. Amy Brandt and Cindy Allen of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, a labor, employment and education law firm, […]
On Nov. 1, 2023, Vista Charter Public Schools (Vista) filed a lawsuit against the State Board of Education (SBE) challenging its decision to affirm the denial of its charter petition by Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the Los Angeles County Board of Education […]
On Nov. 9, CSBA’s Education Legal Alliance (ELA) filed an amicus letter urging the California Supreme Court to hear the case of Legislature of the State of California et al v. Weber (Hiltachk). In a unique procedural process, the petitioners in the case, the state […]
Under federal and state law, discrimination in employment, including sex discrimination, which is defined to include pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, has long been unlawful. Specifically, federal Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, and California Government […]
By CSBA’s Legal Department Questions related to student rights, parental rights and teacher rights in the school setting have been circulating through both state and federal courts this past year. Recently, many of those cases have gained attention in the media as initial decisions have […]
