On August 3, 2017, Matthew John Markling is giving two presentations entitled, “Collaborating with Parents of Students with Disabilities” and “Understanding and Complying with the Duty to Report Child Abuse and Neglect” to educational leaders at the Ashtabula County Administrators Conference 2017. The Ashtabula County Educational Service Center provides Continuous Improvement Planning Services to all […]
In the case of N.Z. v. Madison Bd. of Edn., 2017-Ohio-6992, an Ohio appellate court found that a “Student’s due process rights were protected during the emergency removal, suspension, and expulsion process.” N.Z. at ¶ 51. The discipline in this matter stemmed from the Student’s participation in a free mobile messaging app which “contained posts […]
In the case of Gyugo v. Franklin Cty. Bd. of Dev. Disabilities, Slip Opinion No. 2017-Ohio-6953, the Ohio Supreme Court found that questions on a registration application that “explicitly required disclosure of sealed convictions [* * *] did not violate [Ohio law] because the questions bore a direct and substantial relationship to [the plaintiff’s] position.” […]
In the case of Keehan v. Korenowski, 2017-Ohio-7050, an Ohio appellate court found that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged in his complaint that he provided oral and written notice to his supervisor regarding alleged criminal acts as to state a claim under the Ohio whistleblower statute. This case involves allegations of “illegal, unethical, and unprofessional incidents” […]
In the case of Opinion No. 2017-023, the Ohio Attorney General found that, “[f]or the purpose of electing members of the governing board of an educational service center, the territory of the educational service center in whose territory a local school district is located does not change when the local school district enters an agreement […]
In the case of Gaydosh v. Trumbull Cty., 2017-Ohio-5859, an Ohio appellate court approved the dismissal of a breach of contract case brought by a member of a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) because the CBA provided the employee’s sole remedies. This case involved a grievance over an employee’s termination following his indictment “for three drug […]