Sentences with phrase «case against the school district»

The fiery California atheist who last week lost his bid at the U.S. Supreme Court to get «under God» stricken from the Pledge of Allegiance vows to continue the fight with new plaintiffs, preferably in cases against school districts all over the country.

OCR intervened a number of times in support of cases against school districts that have failed to protect LGBT students from bullying, harassment, and discrimination.

She did receive a substantial settlement in her case against the school district.

A Virginia school bus accident lawyer who has handled cases against school districts and cities should be consulted for help pursuing a claim despite sovereign immunity rules, particularly if local county governments are involved in a potential claim.

Not exact matches

Raymond Abbott's name appeared as lead plaintiff in a court case brought by Camden and several other poor school districts against the State of New Jersey, demanding that the state provide equal funding for all schools.

The New York State Catholic Conference has argued against the window for years, saying it could potentially cripple parishes, school districts and other nonprofit organizations in cases from decades ago that might be impossible to defend against.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about an update in the New York State Attorney General's case against Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove and remarks regarding the Voorheesville School District.

Both cases against the Utica City School District are still ongoing.

The U.S. Department of Justice has intervened in a case alleging religious discrimination by the Muskogee, Okla., district against a Muslim girl who wore a head covering in school.

The case that went against school administrators — really two cases, one from Seattle and a companion from Jefferson County, Kentucky — involved school districts» classifying and assigning students by race in order to achieve racial balance.

«This case will be back,» said Michael A. Newdow, an emergency - room physician with a law degree who represented himself before the Supreme Court in the high - profile case against the Elk Grove, Calif., school district.

And so school choice advocates are watching the Douglas County case closely, hopeful that the Colorado court will either provide a salutary precedent for similar cases in other states or rule against the district and give the U.S. Supreme Court the opportunity to extend the logic of Trinity and rule all Blaine Amendments unconstitutional.

The decision marks the first time a school district has been found negligent in a case involving a student's suicide, and legal observers say the decision could precipitate an avalanche of liability claims against school systems.

With nothing but financial hardship on the immediate horizon, many districts are taking new approaches to scouring their budgets for potential savings — and, in some cases, also comparing their performance against that of other school systems.

The unanimous decision, which marked the first time the high court had heard a case on the subject, clears the way for Laramie County School District No. 1 to pursue its $ 200,000 negligence and breach - of - contract claim against the architects of a school that began to crumble less than 10 years after it was School District No. 1 to pursue its $ 200,000 negligence and breach - of - contract claim against the architects of a school that began to crumble less than 10 years after it was school that began to crumble less than 10 years after it was built.

«If you have a school that's struggling, in most cases, the parents, the district and the teachers are working really hard to try and fix it,» said Kathleen Oropeza, a Florida mom who co-founded the nonprofit FundEducationNow.org and fought against parent trigger bills the past two legislative sessions.

The case, against the Florida Department of Education and seven school districts including Hernando and Pasco counties,...

While districts under control of mayors such as New York City and Chicago can count on the considerable political heft of municipal chief executives (and in the case of the Big Apple, the wallet of Mayor Michael Bloomberg) to beat back traditionalists in Albany and Springfield, districts with traditional school board governance structures often have few tools at their disposal against NEA and AFT locals with waning - but - still - more considerable political influence in statehouse corridors.

In the case of Minneapolis, for example, Hawkins shows that MFT's «bargaining for the common good» approach hasn't stopped them from making unfounded accusations against several school district officials.

It comes a week after another judge ordered a preliminary injunction favoring the Guilford and Durham school districts, which brought a similar case against the state.

The district fared no better in its case against elementary school special education teacher Gloria Hsi, despite allegations that included poor judgment, failing to report child abuse, yelling at and insulting children, planning lessons inadequately and failing to supervise her class.

On March 22, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decided the case of Endrew F. filed against the Douglas County School District (DCSD).

by Christopher Schulz On March 22, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decided the case of Endrew F. filed against the Douglas County School District (DCSD).

I probably cover Lakewood's morally and fiscally bankrupt schools too often, but this Ocean County school district that enrolls almost entirely Latino and Black low - income students pushes all my education reform buttons: tyranny of the majority (in this case the ultra-Orthodox residents who control the municipal government and the school board); lack of accountability; lack of school choice for poor kids of color but anything goes (at public expense) for children of the ruling class; discrimination against minority special education students.

Why is UTLA essentially trying to pit one school against another, one mother against another, making the case for the district to essentially take dollars away from one school and give them to another?»

The Mayor «s remarks reflect this exceptional moment: As other superintendents across the state battle the charter schools in their district (see, for example, Princeton Regional Public Schools» unending crusade against a small expansion of Princeton Charter School), here we have a case of the district's educational leader embracing a public charter's honor and, by extension, its students and eduschools in their district (see, for example, Princeton Regional Public Schools» unending crusade against a small expansion of Princeton Charter School), here we have a case of the district's educational leader embracing a public charter's honor and, by extension, its students and eduSchools» unending crusade against a small expansion of Princeton Charter School), here we have a case of the district's educational leader embracing a public charter's honor and, by extension, its students and educators.

The parents filed a brain injury lawsuit against the boy's school district and recently agreed to settle the case for $ 50,000.

Plaintiff won a FEHA - based lawsuit against both a school district and an individual in Norton v. San Bernardino City Unified School District, Caschool district and an individual in Norton v. San Bernardino City Unified School District, district and an individual in Norton v. San Bernardino City Unified School District, CaSchool District, District, Case No.

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.

In addition to the verdict, the highest against a school district in California at the time, the case resulted in changes in school policy that protected other

For example, an analysis of this concept in the context of random drug testing of students engaged in extracurricular activities where the school's common law authority is balanced against constitutional concerns about privacy under the 4th Amendment is found in the U.S. Supreme Court case Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton, 515 U.S. 646 (school's common law authority is balanced against constitutional concerns about privacy under the 4th Amendment is found in the U.S. Supreme Court case Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton, 515 U.S. 646 (School District 47J v. Acton, 515 U.S. 646 (1995).

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.

In the second case, former employee won a $ 1.2 million retaliation verdict against school district, but the trial judge denied employee's fee request of $ 791,750 under Labor Code section 218.5 (a) against the school district.

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