Education Law

US Supreme Court Rejects School District’s Sanctions Against Cheerleader Despite Outburst

By an 8-1 majority, the United States Supreme Court blocked a Pennsylvania school district from punishing a cheerleader for a profane off-campus, off-hours outburst on social media. Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., _ S. Ct. __, 2021 WL 2557069, 2012 U.S. Lexis 3395 (June 23, 2021). The Court’s decision sets limits on how far […]

Avoiding Traps for the Unwary in College and School Vendor Contracts

What can an educational administrator do when a vendor performs poorly under a long-term contract?  Unless the college or school has tightened its procedures for contract drafting and approval, the answer may be “not much”.  More than a few educational institutions have tried to cancel contracts with underperforming suppliers - ranging from yearbook publishers to […]