The Legal Ledger

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.

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.

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.

Starting this month, Auditor of State (AOS) Keith Faber’s office will be issuing financial health indicator (FHI) reports for school districts. This AOS program to identify and monitor signs of financial stress in public agencies began nine years ago with cities and counties and is now expanding to include school districts.

Last Thursday, federal courts granted injunctions that block the enforcement and implementation of several recent actions of the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE).

Earlier this month, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) issued a revision of the model policies boards may adopt to implement the requirements for the education of children with disabilities. The law requires board to adopt policies implementing federal and state requirements related to special education.

On April 7, 2025, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW), on behalf of the U.S.

Last Friday, the federal government issued an announcement introducing the “Title IX Special Investigations Team” (SIT). The announcement indicated that SIT will be a joint effort of the U.S.

On March 20, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order entitled “