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In the case of Anderson Twp. Bd. of Trustees v. Anderson Twp. Professional Firefighters Assn., Laff Local 3111, 2019-Ohio-2302, an Ohio appellate court held that “arbitrators can look to the conduct of the parties to see how they have interpreted” a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) “[r]egardless of whether a contractual provision is considered ambiguous or […]

On June 11, 2019, the National Center for Learning Disabilities released guidance on using inclusive technology to help educate students with disabilities. This guidance aims to assist schools in procuring and using new educational technologies with a focus on their impact for students with disabilities. To read the National Center for Learning Disabilities’ guidance, click […]

In the case of Humphries v. Lorain City School Dist. Bd. of Edn., 2019-Ohio-2263, an Ohio appellate court held that a school board’s decision to terminate an administrator despite an independent referee’s recommendation to the contrary was warranted because the school board conducted an extensive review of the referee’s findings of fact and rejected some […]

In the case of Streetsboro Edn. Assn. v. Streetsboro City School Dist. Bd. of Edn., 2019-Ohio-2170, an Ohio appellate court held that the express time limitations for bringing arbitrations set forth in the grievance procedure of a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) is binding and can result in untimely grievances not being arbitrable. In this case, […]