Sentences with phrase «action against a school district»

Before taking any action against a school district it is suggested that you meet with an attorney, these cases can be complicated.

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The Mount Vernon Board of Education President Lesly Zamor, Mount Vernon City School District Superintendent Dr. Kenneth R. Hamilton, Mount Vernon City School District attorney Gus Mountanos, members of the Board of Education will hold a press conference to break down their legal action against the city of Mount Vernon at the Mount Vernon Education Center, 165 North Columbus Avenue, Thursday morning, October 20th at 10:00 A.M.

A judge has thrown out a lawsuit against the town of Newtown and its school district by the parents of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, ruling that school officials» actions are protected by government immunity in school district by the parents of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, ruling that school officials» actions are protected by government immunity in School massacre, ruling that school officials» actions are protected by government immunity in school officials» actions are protected by government immunity in the...

The three - trustee majority of Hempstead's embattled school board pledged to take a more inclusionary approach going forward and decided against action on a variety of district matters until all five panelists can attend.

Agencies receiving Operation Primetime funding in 2012 include: Access of WNY, African American Cultural Center, Back to Basics, Be A Friend, Bob Lanier Center, Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora, Boys & Girls Club of Eden, Boys & Girls Club of Holland, Boys & Girls Club of the Northtowns, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo Prep, Buffalo Urban League, Butler Mitchell Association, Child & Adolescent Treatment Services, Community Action Organization, Computers for Children, Concerned Ecumenical Ministries, Cradle Beach Camp, Elim Community Corporation, Erie Regional Housing Development Corp. — Belle Center, Firsthand Learning, FLARE, Girls Sports Foundation, Greater Niagara Frontier Council — Boy Scouts, Jericho Road Ministries, Justice Lifeline, King Urban Life Center, Lackawanna Sports & Education, Making Fishers of Men & Women, National Inner City Youth Opportunities, North Buffalo CDC, Northwest Buffalo Community Center, Old First Ward Community Association, PBBC Matt Urban Center, Peace of the City, Police Athletic League, Schiller Park Community Center, Seneca Babcock Community Association, Seneca Street Community Development, Town of Tonawanda Recreation Department, UB Liberty Partnership, University District CDC, Urban Christian Ministries, Valley Community Association, Westminster Community Charter School, Westside Community Center, Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education, WNY United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Young Audiences, Community Action Organization (Detention), Firsthand Learning (Detention), Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education (Detention).

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Jeffrey Kehl, the attorney for the City School District of New Rochelle, has threatened legal action against Talk of the Sound after initiating an exchange regarding a Freedom of Information request filed by Talk of the Sound last week.

A class - action lawsuit has been filed against the Orange County, Fla., school district in an effort to force school officials to re-evaluate their student - expulsion policy.

But more than six months later, as the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported, school districts had «pulled their punches» on taking action against NCLB.

The dormant commerce clause could be applied to the provision of education services through the Internet, that is, the federal government could take legal action or support legal claims against states and local school districts that restrict or prohibit access to Internet - based education services that are provided outside district or state borders.

No school district, BOCES or charter school, or an employee thereof, shall take, request or cause a retaliatory action against any such person who, acting reasonably and in good faith, either makes such a report or initiates, testifies, participates or assists in such formal or informal proceedings.

Topics to be discussed include: Court Procedure: An understanding of the civil litigation process in New Jersey as it pertains to negligence claims; Damages: Understanding the standards for, and the differences between Compensatory and Punitive Damages; Facility Maintenance: Identifying potential safety hazards related to facilities and grounds, and taking reasonable steps to address common problems; Indemnification: Identifying when the school district is responsible for the actions of its employees, and when it may disclaim coverage; Insurance Coverage Issues: Understanding what is, and is not covered under a school district's insurance policy, and understanding whether your district will be allowed to choose its attorney or be required to utilize the attorney assigned by the Insurance Company; Negligent Supervision: Examples of school district negligence liability lie within the school, on the athletic field, in the locker room, and on school trips; Sovereign Immunity: Understanding the effect of the New Jersey Torts Claims Act on negligence claims against school districts.

The Lower Merion School District near Philadelphia finds itself defending against a potential class action after a student complained last month of being photographed inside his home by a webcam from a school - issued laptop computer and accused of selling School District near Philadelphia finds itself defending against a potential class action after a student complained last month of being photographed inside his home by a webcam from a school - issued laptop computer and accused of selling school - issued laptop computer and accused of selling drugs.

Unless the parent can afford to pay for private school tuition or to move to a different school district, the student is forced to settle for a sub-par education or take legal action against the district to fight for appropriate educational services.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert O'Brien issued the order in response to a class - action lawsuit filed against the Compton Unified School District by parents at McKinley Elementary School alleging that the verification process violated their constitutional rights to free speech and equal opportunity.

This is the fifth time in as many months that state oversight officials have taken some kind of disciplinary action against virtual schools — which some research has shown perform markedly worse academically than traditional district schools.

Commonly known as the «Anti-Affirmative Action Proposition,» among other things, it prohibited ``... the state, local governments, districts, public universities, colleges, and schools, and other government instrumentalities from discriminating against or giving preferential treatment to any individual or group in public employment, public education, or public contracting on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.»

«Any kind of lawsuit against school districts, especially any kind of broad action of any kind, that certainly seems to be premature,» said Katherine Joyce, executive director of the N.C. Association of School Administrators (NCASA), a Raleigh group that speaks for administrative leaders in local school distschool districts, especially any kind of broad action of any kind, that certainly seems to be premature,» said Katherine Joyce, executive director of the N.C. Association of School Administrators (NCASA), a Raleigh group that speaks for administrative leaders in local school distSchool Administrators (NCASA), a Raleigh group that speaks for administrative leaders in local school distschool districts.

Such acts may lead to the invalidation of an entire school district's student test scores, disruption of the test system state - wide, and legal action against the individual (s) committing the breach.

«[M] ay lead to the invalidation of an entire school district's student test scores, disruption of the test system state - wide, and legal action against the individual (s) committing the breach.

Call on state lawmakers and school districts to formulate and pass legislation and policies that allow school employees to provide parents with their opinions on whether students would benefit from exclusion from a state / and or district standardized test and that no adverse action or discipline would be taken against employees who engage in such discussion.

By now, many school districts have developed and put into place policies and procedures that outline actions to take against bullying.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an individual to the effect that he is being deprived of or threatened with the loss of his right to the equal protection of the laws, on account of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization of any public facility which is owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of any State or subdivision thereof, other than a public school or public college as defined in section 401 of title IV hereof, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly progress of desegregation in public facilities, the Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section.

(2) signed by an individual, or his parent, to the effect that he has been denied admission to or not permitted to continue in attendance at a public college by reason of race, color, religion, or national origin, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly achievement of desegregation in public education, the Attorney General is authorized, after giving notice of such complaint to the appropriate school board or college authority and after certifying that he is satisfied that such board or authority has had a reasonable time to adjust the conditions alleged in such complaint, to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section, provided that nothing herein shall empower any official or court of the United States to issue any order seeking to achieve a racial balance in any school by requiring the transportation of pupils or students from one school to another or one school district to another in order to achieve such racial balance, or otherwise enlarge the existing power of the court to insure compliance with constitutional standards.

Nagel Rice is currently handling some of the highest profile cases in the country, including the carjacking wrongful death case against the Short Hills Mall, a cyberbullying suicide case against a New Jersey school district, a class action against the NFL for illegal ticket sales for Super Bowl XLVIII, and the multi-billion dollar RICO action against short selling hedge funds.

Our firm has successfully litigated a case in the Federal Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania against a Pittsburgh suburb high school and a number of its administrators for their actions relating to the sexual assault of one of their students.

Plaintiff Kristen Elliott - Thomas initially filed an action against the Warren City School District, its board of education and individual members in 2012.