On September 21, 2023, Farmingdale High School in Long Island was involved in a charter bus accident on Interstate 84 in Wawayanda, a town in Orange...
Student Safety
How Are Schools Exploring Alternatives to Suspension?
In the past, students who demonstrated behavioral issues in school would commonly have to face some sort of discipline, usually suspension. However,...
NY HERO Act and Mask Update
On September 6, 2021, New York designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public...
NYS Mandates Masks in Schools
With some classes already in session and the rest set to begin in the coming weeks, the New York State Department of Health (the “DOH”) announced a...
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...
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...
Coronavirus in Community Settings
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) has sparked concerns throughout the country of a potential widespread outbreak. While the impact of the...