What are the School-Based Immunization Requirements?
An overview of Pennsylvania's school immunization requirements, K-12.
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Can School Districts Recover Their Legal Fees After Successfully Defending A Lawsuit?
In what cases can a school district recover legal fees if they have prevailed as a defendant in a lawsuit?
Sweet Stevens’ Super Lawyers
Two attorneys from Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams LLP have again been selected to the Pennsylvania & Delaware edition of “Super Lawyers."
Karl Romberger Produces Program for Federal Bar Association
Karl Romberger recently developed a CLE course entitled “How to Use Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16,” that was presented by the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
Faust Returns as Lehigh Special Education Symposium Presenter
Andy Faust recently presented at the Lehigh University College of Education Special Education Law Symposium, a conference he attends annually.
Sweet Stevens Katz & Williams Enjoys Continued Success in the Defense of Employment Matters
A significant practice area of Sweet Stevens Katz & Williams is the defense of various employment matters both in court and in arbitration. Some recent successes are shared.
Record Number of Complaints Made to the Office of Civil Rights in 2015
The United States Department of Education recently released its annual Office of Civil Rights report. The number of complaints made to OCR in 2015 was 10,392 - the most ever in a one-year period.
“I want all the emails.”
Are emails educational records that parents can request at will?
Mark Cheramie Walz Interviewed on Smart Talk Radio on the Topic of Students and Social Media
Mark Cheramie Walz was interviewed on WITF's "Smart Talk" radio on a recent ruling that said a student could be punished for comments made outside of school on social media.
Rights of Transgender Students
LGBT is a growing issue in schools. The firm offers some background on this issue as it relates to Title IX and the recent ruling in G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board.