Allergens and Placement
Schools frequently receive students with identified peanut or other allergies, which can be accommodated with planning and intervention. What happens when the condition is at the far end of seriously life-threatening?
For the convenience of our Technology Pool Counsel subscribers, we have compiled a list of our most-requested policy recommendations. Below you'll find suggested guidelines for everything from record retention to device usage and electronic permissions. If you have a suggestion for something you don't see listed here, contact Technology Pool editors Karl Romberger or Mark Cheramie Walz.
Wellness Programs
Employee wellness programs are becoming popular tools for employers seeking to combat rising healthcare costs.
Sweet Stevens Launches New Pool Counsel Service for Labor and Employment
As a result of the success of the Pool Counsel services for Technology and Special Education, we are pleased to announce the establishment of a third subscription-based service focusing on Labor and Employment.
“Thought To Be Eligible” and Requests for an Expedited Evaluation
There is often much confusion about the term “thought to be eligible.” Many people, in particular, parents’ counsel, use it interchangeably with “child find,” which is not necessarily the case.
Truancy as a Potential “Child Find” Trigger
Both the IDEA and Section 504 place an affirmative duty on school districts to locate, evaluate and identify children who may be in need of special education or a Section 504 Plan.
Extended School Year and its Intersection with the Least Restrictive Environment Mandate
Does the IDEA’s Least Restrictive Environment mandate apply to Extended School Year programming just as it does to programming provided during the regular school term?
School Volunteers Must be Cleared
Act 153, which became effective December 31, 2014, requires volunteers in schools who have contact with children to obtain a number of clearances.
Sweet Stevens Attorneys to Address PAPSA Conference
Attorneys from Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams LLP will return as presenters for the 2015 conference of the Pennsylvania Association of Pupil Service Administrators (PAPSA).
Audi to Give PA School Boards Spring Legal Roundup
John Audi will deliver the 2015 Spring Legal Roundup for the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA).
Text Messages on Private Cell Phones are Likely Subject to Right to Know Requests
Is data stored on an employee's personal device subject to a Right to Know request?