During this holiday season, let’s take the time to celebrate our most cherished education law tradition: the Establishment Clause. The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment provides that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” This pithy phrase provides a minefield of potential pitfalls for schools to navigate under the best of […]
On December 12, 2016, a federal appellate court denied an Ohio school district’s request to lift an Ohio federal district court order directing the school district to permit a transgender student, who is biologically male but identifies as female, access to a bathroom in accordance with her gender identity. As we reported in our September […]
In the case of Pelletier v. Campbell, 2016-Ohio-8097, an Ohio appellate court found that a city “can be held liable and is not entitled to immunity if it fail[s] to keep its stop sign in repair and/or fail[s] to remove obstructions.” Pelletier at ¶ 15. Pelletier involved a motorist who collided with another vehicle in […]
Are the videos recorded by cameras mounted on the dashboards of State Highway Patrol cruisers subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act? It depends, according to the Ohio Supreme Court in State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Ohio Dept. of Pub. Safety, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-7987, as the videos must be reviewed on a […]
The case of Walker v. Piazza, 2016-Ohio-7996, demonstrates why school officials should aim to be more like Joe Friday from “Dragnet” and less like Inspector Clouseau from “The Pink Panther” when conducting internal investigations as the school district found itself without immunity under R.C. Chapter 2744 after conducting an inadequate investigation. The issues in Walker […]
It certainly was a nail-biter on Saturday, November 26 on a chilly day in Columbus, Ohio as the Ohio State Buckeyes took on rival Michigan Wolverines at home. Matt Markling and his wife, Katie, were lucky enough to be at the historic game to see the Buckeyes win “The Game” in double overtime and celebrate […]