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Legislation/legal affairs

Mask tracker: Omicron wave is bringing mandates back to schools in 2022

Leaders in several districts have in recent days have announced that all students and staff, regardless of age or vaccination status, will be required to wear masks when the 2021-22 school year begins.

4 ways to manage regulatory compliance in the education sector

With solid compliance policies, a good record-keeping strategy, an ongoing staff training program, and regular audits and updates, you can create an easy path to compliance.

Designing a safe school requires more than just built solutions

Preparation, partnerships, and social programs are paramount to maintaining the quality and safety of the educational environment.

Students arrested across the U.S. for threats made after TikTok scare

One teen allegedly brought a gun to school in South Florida while seven students were arrested in one Texas city by police investigating threats against schools.

Build back later? Progress on bill with education provisions stalled until ’22

In a statement released Dec. 16, President Biden said negotiations will “continue next week,” adding that “it takes time to finalize these agreements, prepare the legislative changes, and finish all the parliamentary and procedural steps needed to enable a Senate vote.”

Parents in one state may get even more power to fight schools over CRT

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has co-opted the term "woke" for legislation he says would be the nation's stiffest prohibition against teaching critical race theory in K-12 and college.
Thu Dec 16th, 2021

Will renewed efforts to ban books from schools backfire? Yes, some say

Efforts to remove books from schools may signal two outcomes: a slide into a new era of intolerance or an explosion of student interest in the very books being challenged.

Wed Dec 15th, 2021

Violent threats on social media are closing more schools than COVID this week

More than 10,000 people have signed a student-led petition to close all schools in surrounding Oakland County, Michigan, through winter break in the wake of the Oxford High School tragedy.
Tue Dec 14th, 2021

Wave of litigation over face mask policies hits districts nationwide

Our chart, updated daily, tracks COVID-19 face mask litigation by state.
Fri Dec 10th, 2021

Parents in one state can now tattle on schools that are mandating masks

Parents in Missouri are now being encouraged to report school districts that are maintaining mask mandates, quarantines and other COVID-prevention policies to state authorities.
Thu Dec 9th, 2021

New resource offers Dos and Don’ts for administering Title I programs

Dos and Don’ts When Administering ESEA/ESSA and Title I Programs covers topics that include compliance, allocations, use of funds for parent and family engagement, and more.
Mon Dec 6th, 2021