For the past couple weeks here on the Legal Ledger, we’ve spent some time exploring House Bill (HB) 96, Ohio’s budget bill, which was passed earlier this month. As we’ve discussed in previous posts, the bill contains many substantive changes for school districts. In this week’s Legal Ledger, we’re going to discuss some provisions that affect schools related to scholarships for students with disabilities.
HB 96 made adjustments…
After several weeks of discussing new decisions from the Supreme Court of the United States, the focus of the Legal Ledger blog has turned to Ohio’s budget bill – HB 96 (see Legal Ledger Sidebar — July 7/16/2025). The bill was signed into law, with vetoes, by Gov. Mike DeWine on June 30. There has been a lot of discussion of…
The ink is barely dry on Ohio’s newest budget bill and it brings a number of changes that school board members should have on their radar. While we’ll be sharing more detailed guidance in the weeks ahead, this week’s episode of the Legal Ledger Sidebar focuses on a few key updates related to student attendance and enrollment. OSBA’s Scott Gerfen…
On June 30, the United States Supreme Court concluded a highly consequential term, issuing several decisions that will have a major impact on public education. We have covered several of these key decisions on the Legal Ledger in recent weeks, including blog posts covering Mahmoud v. Taylor, …
As reported in previous posts on the Legal Ledger blog (here and here), 2025 has been a big year for decisions issued by the Supreme Court of the United States that affect school districts. Another major decision—Mahmoud v. Taylor—was issued last…
On Tuesday, Judge Jaiza Page of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas ruled that Ohio’s EdChoice voucher program violates the state constitution. However, Judge Page acknowledged that the decision would likely be appealed and has allowed the program to continue operating until a…
In this week's Legal Ledger Sidebar, OSBA attorneys Jennifer Hardin and John Price talk to Scott Gerfen about the new school disciplinary provisions enacted in House Bill 206.
Our attorneys talk about the basics of Ohio's school discipline statutes, the…
Every June, people around the country wait eagerly for the Supreme Court of the United State to issue opinions in the cases they have heard in the session that began in October. OSBA reported on one education-related case in last week’s legal ledger blog. Another one of the key cases before the current Court was decided last Thursday, June 5.
The case, Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Servs., 605 U.S. _____ (2025), involves an allegation of…
On May 22, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court that blocks the creation of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, a proposed religious charter school. This decision, Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, reached through a 4-4 split (with Justice Amy Coney Barrett abstaining), leaves the Oklahoma court’s ruling intact but sets no national…
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