Sentences with phrase «against a school board by»

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But allegations of sexual abuse related to BJU and the school's response have been ongoing at least since 2010, when former board member and former Trinity Baptist Church pastor Chuck Phelps was accused of helping to «cover up repeated instances of sexual abuse committed more than a decade earlier by an older male parishioner against his step - daughter.»

I have myself taken part in a demonstration against a public policy that was later described by «the other side» as being violent and hateful, with the intent to intimidate the school board into breaking the law.

This past weekend, the MInnesota State High School League took an unprecedented step of changing the rules mid-season, by stiffening the penalties on three of the most violent and dangerous infractions in hockey: checking from behind, boarding and contact to the head will now result in an automatic five - minute «major» against the offending player resulting in ejection and forcing his team to play short - handed for five minutes, regardless of how many times it is scored upon during the ensuing power play.

Originally written as a protest song against boarding schools, the song has gone on to be adopted by protesters in apartheid South Africa and campaigners against the West Bank barrier.

But Paladino's lawyers claimed that the school board was retaliating against Paladino for his remarks by filing the charges that he leaked board private information.

Austin Harig, the 18 - year - old high school student who made an unsuccessful bid for the Buffalo Board of Education against Carl Paladino this year, was arrested by police this week and accused of providing minors with alcohol.

Buckley also asked Cash if protests against school board member Carl Paladino have been a distraction as the district awaits a hearing next month by the State Education Commissioner.

He used the opportunity to call on corporate Ghana, celebrities and all Ghanaians to come on board the «ONE LOVE ELIMINATION OF SCHOOLS UNDER TREES» project and help put smiles on the faces of children in communities with such schools by replacing them with befitting structures as we compliment the effort of Central government to win the war against schools under trees as GhaSCHOOLS UNDER TREES» project and help put smiles on the faces of children in communities with such schools by replacing them with befitting structures as we compliment the effort of Central government to win the war against schools under trees as Ghaschools by replacing them with befitting structures as we compliment the effort of Central government to win the war against schools under trees as Ghaschools under trees as Ghanaians.

And Carl Paladino, the former Republican gubernatorial candidate with whom the board's majority typically sides, narrowly held onto his seat by a margin of just 107 votes against union - supported high school student Austin Harig, according to preliminary numbers.

State Supreme Court Justice Donna Siwek has ruled against a lawsuit filed by Buffalo developer Carl Paladino against the city school board for the hiring process of a new schools superintendent.

Jordan, a former school superintendent who served as the interim head of the Onteora District for a spell, faced off against fellow Republican Frank Stapleton, nominated by former GOP Club head Gerry Setchko and seconded by Gutmann, and Democrat Tim Malloy, who left the board last year and was seeking cross-endorsement, nominated by Gutmann and Rice.

Beloin - Saavedra, president of the city's school board, must obtain 934 petition signatures by June 7 to get a primary against Gerratana.

Incumbent Democratic Cecilia Tkaczyk, a former school board member and owner of a sheep farm, is fighting what's turning out to be our region's most expensive state race for the large, oddly - configured 46th state Senate district against Republican George Amedore, a former Assemblyman and owner of a second generation Rotterdam - area homebuilding company, who she defeated by 18 votes in a tense recount two years ago.

A class - action lawsuit is being brought by nearly 200 East Ramapo public school parents against the Board of Education for repeatedly misusing public funds.

Groups like Citizen Action and the Alliance for Quality Education have long been fighting against tests used to determine if teachers and schools are effective and are fighting the push by members of the current school board for more charter schools and potentially conversion of some public schools into charters.

James Levine, the girl's lawyer, said he was not suprised by the board's rejection and intends to file a lawsuit against the Okarche Public Schools.

A boycott of classes sparked by complaints that an Arkansas school board's election system is biased against blacks ended last week.

Several members of an American Indian tribe in rural South Dakota are suing the local school district in federal court, claiming its method for electing board members discriminates against Native Americans by weakening their voting power.

Earlier this week, the Board of Regents took an unprecedented action against charter school growth by denying not one but two charter school applications.

«It's important to guard against any precedent that would allow a school district to be found deliberately indifferent if bullying or harassment by others continues, despite a district's efforts to address reported misconduct,» said Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director, National School Boards Associschool district to be found deliberately indifferent if bullying or harassment by others continues, despite a district's efforts to address reported misconduct,» said Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director, National School Boards AssociSchool Boards Association.

This was in response to the fact that New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg poured $ 1 million into the LA school board races which essentially pitted reform candidates against those supported by the teachers union.

And just this month Nashville Rise parents made another splash onto the scene by using their most powerful weapon in support of quality choices by speaking against the school board's proposed resolution to stop charter growth.

CMSA is perhaps best known for having fired a pregnant teacher in 2010 who was involved in organizing a union at the school, then defending itself against a labor relations board action by claiming it was a private, not a public school.

This was first established by the U.S. Supreme Court 50 years ago in Tinker v. De Moines Independent Community School District and even before then in West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette (which first recognized the First Amendment rights of students by declaring that they couldn't be forced by districts to recite the Pledge of Allegiance against their religious and social consciences).

But, we also will be the first line of defense against any effort to divert federal education funding to private and religious schools, or to promote creation of charter schools not subject to authorization and oversight by school boards.

By providing parents, students and teachers with a way to engage in the process, set districts priorities and lift up our democratically elected School Board, we are giving education justice a fighting chance against education «reformers» who seek to privatize and profit off our public schools.

The California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) will be seeking an injunction in Los Angeles County Superior Court to stop what it says is illegal interference by officials at Alliance College - Ready Public Schools against a unionization effort by some of its teachers.

Holden's bill, he said, would «strengthen one of our best tools against truancy — the School Attendance Review Board» by increasing their accountability for reporting additional information, such as the number of students referred to them, how the student's issues were addressed and follow - up on how the student is performing after the intervention.

The teacher unions are running Tustin Councilmember Rebecca Gomez and Irvine School Board member Michael Parham against Hammond and Williams to replace the current majority with a board majority that will bring the OC Board back to the days when charter school application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enrollSchool Board member Michael Parham against Hammond and Williams to replace the current majority with a board majority that will bring the OC Board back to the days when charter school application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enrolleBoard member Michael Parham against Hammond and Williams to replace the current majority with a board majority that will bring the OC Board back to the days when charter school application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enrolleboard majority that will bring the OC Board back to the days when charter school application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enrolleBoard back to the days when charter school application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enrollschool application appeals are routinely denied no matter the quality and demand by parents for a viable alternative to sometimes failing public schools their children are enrolled in.

School boards, which frequently consist of members bought and paid for by the teachers unions, are particularly guilty of this crime against the taxpayer.

To increase revenue by up to $ 700,000 a year, Anderson recently decided to lease space in district facilities to some of those charter schools, against the wishes of the district's advisory school board.

Julie Swan (pictured), executive director for general qualifications at Ofqual, said that lifting the ban on individual pupils appealing directly to exam boards «might be helpful for students who request a challenge» but are advised against by the school.

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The Lusher Charter School governing board voted 6 - 5 on Saturday morning against recognizing a petition for collective bargaining by the newly - formed United Teachers of Lusher, likely triggering a schoolwide election on the question in the coming weeks.

Because the Board has issued alternate revenue bonds for which property tax levies are not extended, these bonds do not count against the legal debt limit imposed by the Illinois School Code.

Given the reality of depressing prospects for school budgets in Wisconsin in the foreseeable future, it is hard not to conclude that the Tech Plan adopted by the MMSD Board of Education in 2014 is unaffordable (I was the lone vote against, joined by Luke Gangler, the student Rep).

(Calif.) A coalition of school districts led by the California School Boards Association has filed an administrative challenge against the state, arguing schools are owed at least $ 1 billion more for costs tied to implementing new computer - based teschool districts led by the California School Boards Association has filed an administrative challenge against the state, arguing schools are owed at least $ 1 billion more for costs tied to implementing new computer - based teSchool Boards Association has filed an administrative challenge against the state, arguing schools are owed at least $ 1 billion more for costs tied to implementing new computer - based testing.

Appeal from judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Mark D. Fox, Magistrate Judge), which held that defendant Board of Education of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District intentionally discriminated against plaintiff Santina Polera in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and awarded damages to plaintiff.

The case against the regulator Ofqual and exam boards AQA and Edexcel had been brought by a total of 167 individual pupils, supported by 150 schools and 42 councils, plus six professional bodies, including teachers» unions.

(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.

In an effort to mitigate a lawsuit filed against the school by a student and faculty members, Cooper Union's board recently voted not to renew Bharucha's presidency next year, but it's not clear how that will change the court's view of the school.

Five alumni and admitted students have filed suit against Cooper Union's board of trustees, alleging that their behavior leading up to the historic end of free tuition violated duties prescribed by the school's charter, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The plaintiff had been struck by a car while crossing the street onto the grounds of a public school, and he filed a negligence lawsuit against the driver of the vehicle that hit him, as well as against several school employees, the town, and members of the school board.

A silly action by the Cleveland Bar to bring charges of unauthorized practice of law against a dad who successfully sued the school board on behalf of his son to secure special education services is now making all of us lawyers look like fools.

Acted for a BC school board in a human rights matter brought by parents of a dyslexic child who alleged that the school district had discriminated against the student by failing to provide adequate accommodations

(c) the continuation of legal and other proceedings commenced by or against a district school board or school authority affected by anything done under clause (2)(l) and the enforcement of court orders and other orders or determinations relating to such a district school board or school authority;

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the «Tribunal») found that the School Board discriminated against Ms. Fair on the basis of disability by failing to accommodate her starting in April 2003.

The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) is alarmed by the legal actions launched last week by Ministries of Education for all provinces and territories (except Quebec, and in Ontario through the provinces» school boards) against the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) demanding repayment of more than $ 25 million collected under a legally certified tariff for the period of 2010 to 2012.

In this wrongful death suit against a school board for a bus accident that killed a four - year - old child, the trial court erred in in ordering that the separate awards to the child's two minor brothers be held by the clerk...

A Loudoun County Circuit Court upholds defendant school board's redistricting decision against a challenge by parents unhappy with the change required by the revised attendance zones.