Discipline Against Teachers in Tennessee

The State has broad authority to regulate teachers and the teaching profession. In order to teach, a teacher must obtain a license from the State Board of Education in Tennessee or a similar agency in other states where the teacher holds a license or is teaching. The State Board of Education may suspend, revoke, or…

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How to Ensure Your Child’s Needs Are Understood by an SRO

SROs. IEPs. If you have a child in the public school system, you are probably familiar with both abbreviations. If your child is a student with special needs, you likely know better than most how important it is that school resource officers (SROs) are aware of and understand individual education programs (IEPs). For instance, if…

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Judge Rules Remote Scan of Student’s Room Violation of Privacy

A recent federal court ruling against virtual proctoring room scans may affect future right to privacy laws across the country. During the pandemic, many schools and universities turned to virtual proctoring systems while administering tests and exams. Some of these systems required students to provide a video scan of their rooms in order to look…

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What Is Compensatory Education and Is My Child Entitled to It?

When classrooms moved to virtual and online learning in 2020 as a result of the pandemic, students of all ages and learning abilities faced adjustments and challenges. However, over a year later, many parents of special education students realized their children suffered bigger losses than previously thought. Students with learning disabilities and other special needs…

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Why You Should Request a Due Process Hearing for Your Child’s IEP

Parents of children with special needs or disabilities know that their children assistance to learn and reach their potential in the school setting.  Some school districts however do not or will not offer the services that these children need.  Federal and state law serves to protect these children but too often parents do not know…

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A School’s Duty to Prevent and Respond to Cyberbullying

In ordinary times, students face challenges in school. In addition to the academic pressures, students face academic and social pressures. They grow, mature, and interact with each other. While many of these development issues are constructive, other issues can be destructive. Students deal with peer pressure and want to fit in. The Internet and social…

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Bullying Zero Tolerance

All men, women, and children should be treated with dignity and respect.  Sadly, this is not always the case; some children experience and endure bullying.  There are zero tolerance policies for bullying in many schools, but not all schools deal with bullying effectively. Bullying zero tolerance is a term referring to anti-bullying policies, laws, and…

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Perry A. Craft Settles Two Lawsuits against Colleges on Behalf of His Clients

In the previous weeks, Perry A. Craft settled two lawsuits against institutions of higher learning. The suits asserted that the colleges had discriminated against students, questioned the process for dismissals, or raised issues with the honor code processor. In a separate matter, at a yet different college, students were accused of violating the honor code.…

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