Litigation Holds and Responsibilities of Parties to Litigation
Once an entity is on notice of actual or likely litigation, the requirement to preserve documentation related to that litigation is triggered.
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Changes in Robo-Call Law Affecting School Districts
The 2015 FCC ruling clarifying some regulations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act has significant potential implications for school districts.
Access to Classrooms
Parents of students identified for special education services are explicitly permitted access to the classrooms of their children; how should public school districts set policies governing that access?
Audi Presents to Susquehanna Valley School Business Officials
Partner John Audi presented a program on negotiation trends and strategiesto the Susquehanna Valley Area School Valley Business Officials (SVASBO).
Student Discipline - Due Process Requirements
Different due process requirements must be provided to students for various degrees of discipline.
Charles N. Sweet Announces Retirement
Charles “Chuck” N. Sweet, one of the founding members of Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams, has announced his retirement.
Is There a Duty to Protect Students from the Acts of a Third Party?
When a student is harmed by a third party, the victim may allege that the harm was foreseeable and school personnel should have done something to prevent or to stop the injury from occurring. What have the courts said?
Gifted Programming Must Be Individualized for Each Gifted Student
Do pullout programs and gifted classes focused on one specific topic provide an appropriate gifted education?
Sweet Stevens Attorneys Serving as Faculty at Pennsylvania Exceptional Children Conference
Several attorneys from Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams will serve as faculty members at the 2015 Exceptional Children Conference in Lancaster, PA.
3% Does Not Mean 3% - or - Making 3% Mean 3%
Anyone who has bargained a contract with teachers in Pennsylvania understands that a 3% increase does not really mean a 3% increase: it means much more.