In the case of Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, 597 U.S. ____ (2022), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment protect an individual engaging in a personal religious observance from government retaliation because the Constitution neither mandates nor permits the government to suppress such religious expression. Here, […]
The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) recently announced its new website page dedicated to publicizing resources for families of students with disabilities. Helpful aspects of the page include: A new Evaluation Roadmap to help families envision what they can expect if their children may need additional supports or Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), including key timelines, […]
In the case of Barrett v. Director of Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services, 2022-Ohio-2152, the Court held that an employee was ineligible for unemployment benefits after quitting his job without just cause. Here, an employee argued that he was wrongfully denied unemployment benefits after accepting a position with knowledge that the position was […]
In the case of State ex rel. Reese v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. Legal Dept., Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-2105, the Supreme Court granted a writ of mandamus petition submitted by a former inmate (“Reese”) who sought the disclosure of personal records from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (“Respondent”) pursuant to Ohio’s […]
On June 23, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) issued 701 pages of proposed amendments to the Title IX regulations. The Department published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Notice”) explaining the following: “The purpose of the proposed regulations is to better align the Title IX regulatory […]
In the case of Doe, et al. v. Metro. Govt. of Nashville & Davidson County, the Court of Appeals characterized the heightened importance of sexual harassment claims in the K-12 school setting and the effect of such claims on Title IX liability. Here, the plaintiffs asserted allegations of sexual harassment resulting from the recording of […]