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New York City Mandates Vaccination for Private School Employees
Yesterday, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced that the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for school employees will now extend to non-public...
CDC on School Reopening
On July 9, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued guidance regarding school reopening this fall. The guidance calls for a full...
Preparing for the School Year
With the school year fast approaching educational institutions are working diligently over the summer to make sure they will be ready for their...
School Reopening Guidelines – New York
This week the NYS Department of Health issued a set of guidelines for schools that serve children from grades kindergarten through 12. The...
Supreme Court Maintains Religious School Exemption
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court indicated in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru that employee discrimination claims against religious...
CDC Issues Guidelines for Reopening Schools
Since COVID-19 arrived in the United States earlier this year, Americans have looked to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) for...
What do Schools Need to do to Safely Reopen?
As America continues with the process of slowly reopening during the coronavirus pandemic, questions have begun regarding the reopening of schools...
School Safety Website Launches
Earlier this month, the federal government launched the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse website: SchoolSafety.gov. The website offers several...
School Discipline Reform
Until recently, a student who demonstrated behavioral issues in school would be disciplined with a suspension. Now, in many schools throughout...