Articles in Channel: Education Law

Moulton, Teacher Convicted of Assault on Students, Wins Right to Return to Classroom in Morton, Washington

September 01, 2010 21:26

In September 2009, teacher Michael Moulton was convicted on four counts of Assault against his own students in the Morton School District and served 16 days in a county jail. But Moulton’s termination has been overturned, and Moulton is free to return to the classroom. According to the...

U.S. District Court Rules that Employees' Social Networking Sites Are Discoverable in a Sexual Harassment Suit against Employer

August 16, 2010 14:05

In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Simply Storage Management, L.L.C. and O.B. Management Services, 2010 U.S. Dist., LEXIS 527661, (“E.E.O.C. v. Simply Storage”) the United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, was asked to decide a basic discovery issue in a...

Oregon Teacher Who Quit After Showing Controversial Movie Clip Gets Unemployment Benefits

August 13, 2010 16:45

On August 5, 2010, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that a teacher who resigned after showing his students a movie clip that contained profanity was entitled to unemployment benefits. Robert McDowell, a first year language arts and drama teacher in Oregon’s Klamath County School District,...

Webinar: Career Colleges' Guide to Labor Law: Unions in Education

July 29, 2010 22:18

As unionizing efforts become a part of the education industry in the Pacific Northwest, schools should take affirmative steps to prepare for potential union activity in their workforce. Who is eligible to vote for a union? Who isn't? Can schools stop organizing visits on work premises by...

Idaho Parents File Suit, Seek Damages For 8-Year Old Autistic Student's Arrest

July 13, 2010 19:36

Parents Spring and Charles Towry have filed suit, on behalf of themselves and their daughter, against the Kootenai Elementary School, Lake Pend Oreille School District No. 84, and Bonner County Sheriff’s Department, alleging nine separate causes of action arising out of their 8 year-old...

Court Rejects ADA Claim By Diabetic Transferred From Director of Pre-K to Dean of Students

July 12, 2010 19:01

A diabetic school district employee transferred from Director of Pre-K and Student Services to Dean of Students at a district middle school lacks a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), a federal district court ruled on July 2, 2010. In Williams v. Brunswick County...

Investment Firms Secretly Behind Letter to Department of Education Criticizing For-Profit Education Industry

July 09, 2010 20:52

A report by Pro Publica indicates that an investment firm representative solicited signatures on a letter sent to the U.S. Department of Education, under the signature of homeless shelter agencies, alleging that for-profit colleges had recruited homeless youths as prospective students. According...

University of Idaho Reaches Settlement In Retired Employees' Lawsuit Over Medical and Life Insurance Benefits

July 09, 2010 16:30

KLEWTV of Lewiston, Idaho, reports that the University of Idaho has reached a settlement with 250 retired employees, who had filed suit alleging the University made improper changes to their medical and life insurance benefits after they agreed to early retirement programs between 1998-2002. ...

Former Washburn University Administrators File Suit Alleging Retaliatory Discharge

July 09, 2010 16:17

On July 8, 2010, two former top administrators at Washburn University filed suit against the University, its Board of Regents, and its president, Dr. Jerry B. Farley. In their complaint, former Vice President for Administration Wanda Hill and former Vice President for Academic Affairs Robin Bowen...

University of Washington Under Fire for Undercover Police Officer Surveillance of Student Groups

July 09, 2010 06:24

The Seattle Times reports that a University of Washington police officer attended meetings of student organizations undercover, posing as a student. According to the report, Officer Tanesha Van Leuven attended a Student Workers Coalition meeting and identified herself as "Tani,"...