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CLIENT UPDATES
- Tools to Tackle Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia (03/2024)
- New Laws Affecting Student Attendance, Inter-District Transfer Appeals, and Intersession Programs – Kern County (03/2024)
- New Laws Affecting Student Attendance, Inter-District Transfer Appeals, and Intersession Programs – NON-Kern County (03/2024)
- Making an Opioid Antagonist Drug and Trained Personnel Available at School (10/2022)
- AB 367 – Menstrual Equity for All Act (09/2022)
- Independent Study Policy and Written Agreement Amendments (09/2022)
- AB 167: Amends Education Code Independent Study Statutes (09/2021)
- Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students: Retroactively Changing Name and Gender on Student Records (05/2021)
- AB 34 – The Safe Place to Learn Act (03/2021)
- Removing Students from the High School Cheerleading Team for Protesting Against an Abusive Coach Violated the Student’s First Amendment Rights (11/2020)
- Latest Student “Hit List” Case (07/2020)
- New Student Discipline Rules (07/2020)
- Student Cell Phone Use in School: A New Law to Limit, Prohibit, Or Do Nothing (09/2019)
- Changes in the Interdistrict Attendance Rules – AB 2826 – Effective 01/01/2019 – Information must be posted to the District website (04/2019)
- Assembly Bill 699 Requires Boards to Adopt New Policies on Immigration Enforcement by July 1, 2018 (06/2018)
- Student Debt Collection Do’s and Don’ts (05/2018)
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Recent Developments (03/2018)
- New Legislation Impacts K-12 Student Board Members/Among Other Things, “Preferential Voting” Is Now Mandatory (12/2017)
- DACA Program to be Phased Out, Absent Congressional Action (09/2017)
- AB 2246 – Suicide Prevention Policy and Model Youth Suicide Prevention Policy (05/2017)
- Student Discipline: A Two-Day Suspension Becomes a Federal Case
- Student Cell Phone Search (05/2016)
- AB 3632 Update
- Possession of a Concealed Firearm on School Grounds (K-12) after SB 707 (12/2015)
- SB 707 CCW License Parent Letter
- Sports Equity Act Related Record Keeping and Transparency Requirements (SB 1349) (11/2015)
- New Sexual Health Education Requirements (11/2015)
- New Residency/Enrollment Related Legislation: SB 200 and AB 1101 (11/2015)
- Physical Education lawsuits may be coming to Kern County (02/2015)
- Effective January 2, 2015: New Constraints on Addressing Challenging Behaviors and the Educational Placement of Particularly Difficult Students (12/2014)
- FPCO Decisions Regarding FERPA – 2013 (05/2014)
- Student Expression: The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld the action of administrators at a California high school to restrict the wearing of American flag t-shirts in light of threats of violence. (03/2014)
- Administration of Insulin to Students: The Third District California Court of Appeal has prohibited the California Department of Education from authorizing non-medical personnel to administer insulin to students. (06/2010)
- A Bad Day in the Life of a School Administrator (01/2010)
- School District of Choice Program Revived and Extended – With Significant Changes (10/2009)
- Appellate Court affirms monetary damages against school district for inadequate response to student sexual orientation harassment (03/2009)
- Protect Student Free Speech (02/2009)
- Interdistrict Attendance Programs – Residency Based Upon Parent’s Employment (09/2007) and Alternative Attendance Options Chart
- Legislature Reauthorizes Alternative Attendance Statutes (03/2004)
- Administering Medications to Dependent Child of the Court (04/2002)
- Student Detentions – Randy G. Case
- Fees for Extracurricular Activities
RESOURCES
- Title IX:
- New Title IX Regulations Workshop PowerPoint (PDF) (08/2020) (**NOTE: This information should NOT be posted to your district’s website as training materials pursuant to the regulations. Should you need training materials for posting to your website, please contact our office.)
- Title IX – New Guidelines (06/2020)
- Immigration Issues:
- Student Records Issues:
- FERPA Update (05/21)
- Cyberbullying Resources:
- Cyberbullying Internet Misconduct (12/14)
- Student-Technology Bills in 2014 (12/14)
- Interdistrict Attendance Forms (10/15/07):
- Employment Related Transfer Form (08/2008)
- Request for Interdistrict Attendance Permit with Right of Appeal notification (to be printed on reverse of Request form)
- Employment-Related Transfer with Education Code Section 48204(b) and (c) (to be printed on reverse of Employment-Related Transfer form)
- School District of Choice Transfer (updated 06/2008)
- AB 208 Affects School District of Choice Program (01/2006)
- AB 1266 Transgender Issues
- Pupil Fees-Just the Basics (10/2013)
- CANRA Information for Site Administrators (08/2013)
- Student Fees Publication from Tulare County Counsel
- Appeal of Denial of Pupil Record Challenge – ”Script” for Closed Session Proceeding Conducted by Governing Board (02/2007)
- Student Publications Code Model (06/2002)
- Internet Misconduct
- AB 2685
- AB 1012 Prohibits High Schools from Offering “Sham” Classes
- AB 1012 Form-Placement Without Ed Content
- AB 1012 Form-Placement Satisfactory Grade (11/2015)
- SLS Handbook: Selected Student Matters