The Legal Ledger

The Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP) recently adopted revisions to a number of rules, some of which directly impact public school districts. The 14 revisions become effective Jan. 1, 2019. While some of the changes are minor, a couple may directly impact district obligations. For example, all public employers will be required to maintain needlestick records, as opposed to the current requirement that only public…

Did you know that OSBA’s division of legal services provides many resources to school board members in the area of employment law?

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On Nov. 20, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) …

Yesterday, the State Board of Education and Ohio Department of Education (ODE) made the proposed amendments to the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rule on transportation of students with disabilities (…

On Tuesday, the Ohio Ethics Commission announced that it has made more than 400 informal advisory opinions, issued between 1988 and 2013, available on its web site. 

The Commission issues three kinds of advisory opinions: 

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The annual  Ohio Council on School Board Attorneys’ (OCSBA) School Law Workshop is being held on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in rooms A 210-212 at the 2018 Capital Conference (http://conference.ohioschoolboards.org/2018/). This year’s agenda includes discussions on school safety…

In June, a bipartisan assembly of 103 members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide “guidance and clarity with regard to website accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA…

In a 8/17/18 Legal Ledger post…

While you are planning your visit to the 2018 OSBA Capital Conference, make sure to take advantage of the OSBA Conference App. It’s available for use on…

Recently, a Virginia middle school held a lockdown drill as part of its safety plan. During the drill, a 14-year-old transgender student was prevented from accessing the safety of the…