Showing posts with label Public Schools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Public Schools. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Cert. Denied In School's Discipline of Pro-Life Student Group

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The Supreme Court yesterday denied review in E.D. v. Noblesville School District,  (Docket No. 25-906, certiorari  denied 6/15/2026). At iss...
Thursday, June 11, 2026

Florida AG Says Schools Must Allow Students to Attend Released Time Programs

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On Tuesday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier provided a legal opinion ( full text ) to a member of the Florida legislature concluding...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Tennessee Enacts Women's Safety and Protection Act

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On May 22, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed  SB0468, the Women's Safety and Protection Act ( full text ). The new law defines the term...
Monday, May 18, 2026

South Carolina Enacts Student Physical Privacy Act

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Last Friday, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed into law H4756, the South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act ( full text ). Th...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

Released-Time Provider Sues School District After Termination For Facebook Posting

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Suit was filed last week in a Georgia federal district court by a Christian ministry-- Sweet Onion Christian Learning Center-- that has offe...
Friday, March 20, 2026

High School Teacher Did Not Violate Constitution in Counseling Muslim Student Who Converted to Christianity

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In Chaudhry v. Thorsen ,  (ND IL, March 18, 2026), an Illinois federal district court rejected Establishment Clause, substantive due process...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Court Permanently Enjoins Enforcement of Arkansas Law Requiring 10 Commandments in Every Classroom

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In Stinson v. Fayetteville School District  , (WD AR, March 16, 2026), an Arkansas federal district court issued a permanent injunction barr...
Sunday, March 08, 2026

Father's Rights Not Violated by School's Refusal to Dismiss Son Early on Fridays for Religious Services

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In Sapp v. Trenton Board of Education ,  (D NJ, March 6, 2026), a New Jersey federal district court dismissed a suit brought pro se  against...
Friday, February 27, 2026

Canadian Province Awards $750,000 In Damages to LGBTQ Teachers For Trustee's Hate Speech

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In the Canadian province of British Columbia, the province's Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a Board of Education trustee to pay damag...
Sunday, February 22, 2026

5th Circuit En Banc: Challenge to Louisiana Classroom 10 Commandments Mandate Is Not Ripe

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In Roake v. Brumley , (5th Cir., Feb. 20, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sitting en banc  by a vote of 11-7 vacated on jurisdi...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

DOJ Opens Title IX Investigations of 3 Michigan School Districts

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The Department of Justice announced yesterday that it has opened Title IX investigations into three Michigan school districts. The announce...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Child Evangelism Fellowship Sues School District Over Discriminatory Treatment

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Suit was filed this week in an Illinois federal district court by Child Evangelism Fellowship alleging that fees charged to it for after-sch...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Supreme Court's Decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor

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Yesterday, the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing titled Defending Faith and Families...
Thursday, February 05, 2026

Fellowship of Christian Athletes Can Move Ahead Against School Officials on Two Counts

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In Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. District of Columbia , (D DC, Feb. 3, 2026), the D.C. federal district court found that Fellowship of...
Friday, January 30, 2026

Supreme Court Review Sought by High School Pro-Life Group Over Free Speech Rights

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 A petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed yesterday with the U.S. Supreme Court in E.D. v. Noblesville School District, (Sup. Ct.,...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

4th Circuit: School Gender Identity Guidelines Do Not Violate Teacher's 1st Amendment Rights

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 In Polk v. Montgomery County Public Schools ,  (4th Cir., Jan. 28, 2026), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, affirme...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

5th Circuit En Banc Hears Challenges To 2 States' Laws Requiring Posting of 10 Commandments in Classrooms

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The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, sitting en banc,  heard oral arguments in two cases raising the question of the constitutio...
Sunday, January 04, 2026

California's Law Combatting Antisemitism In Public Schools Survives Constitutional Challenge

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In Prichett v. Bonta ,  (ND CA, Dec. 31, 2026), a California federal district court refused to preliminarily enjoin enforcement of Californi...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Lower Court Applies Supreme Court's Classroom Religious Opt-Out Decision

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In Alan L. v. Lexington Public Schools , (D MA, Dec. 30, 2025), a Massachusetts federal district court, relying on the Supreme Court's r...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

California Policy Barring School's Disclosure of Student's Change in Gender Expression Is Unconstitutional

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In Mirabelli v. Olson ,  (SD CA, Dec. 22, 2025), a California federal district court held unconstitutional the policy of California school b...