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Legally Speaking: Prayer at the 50-Yard Line: The Religious Rights of Public School Staff

September 21, 2022

Courts have struggled to distinguish religious-themed activities and symbols that cross the line from those with enough secular significance to pass constitutional muster.

District Permissibly Limited Pick-up/Drop-off Location in Special Education Case

August 08, 2022

The student’s parent, the petitioner in this case, requested the student to be picked up and dropped off from a daycare center instead of from home, and contended that the student would have made less progress absent the daycare program.

Praying on the 50-Yard Line: What Does the Supreme Court Decision Mean?

August 04, 2022

The recent Supreme Court decision involving prayer will be the subject of a lively discussion at noon Aug. 11, when Ray Pinney, director of county activities and member engagement at New Jersey School Boards Association, interviews Marc Zitomer, a partner with Schenk, Price, Smith & King LLC

NJSBA Hosts 2022 Spring School Law Forum

July 22, 2022

Practicing school board attorneys shared insights on recent court decisions, administrative rulings, statutes and codes that affect public education and school district governance.

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Prayer at 50-Yard Line Permitted

June 28, 2022

In sum, the court concluded that the district had violated the football coach's First Amendment rights because he was engaging in private speech during time when other coaches were also engaged in private, albeit secular, speech.

Copyright Issues for the Unsuspecting School District

December 09, 2016

The use of pictures, video and music files in school presentations, classroom lessons and on district websites is not a new phenomenon in New Jersey.…

The Affordable Care Act: Are We There Yet?

February 11, 2016

With yet another delay in the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate, this may seem like a good time to breathe a sigh of relief and…

The Legalities of Residential Placements

February 11, 2016

Residential placements, one of the most restrictive environments along the continuum of placements to be considered by child study teams, are increasingly the source of…

Top Cases from 2014

February 11, 2016

Each year, school district policies are shaped by legal decisions issued by state and federal courts, the commissioner of education and other administrative agencies. Here…

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