Susan Stone and Kristina Supler | Aug 13, 2021 | ARTICLES, Title IX
The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education recently published guidance interpreting the 2020 amendments to the Title IX Regulations. The document, entitled “Questions and Answers on Title IX Regulations on Sexual Harassment (July 2021),” offers...
Susan Stone, Kristina Supler and Anna E. Bullock | Aug 12, 2021 | ARTICLES
In recent years, universities have been faced with a dilemma: they want their student handbooks to be construed as a contract when such a construction benefits them, such as when they want to control, discipline, suspend, and expel students; and as an illusory promise...
Kristina Supler and Susan Stone | Jul 29, 2021 | ARTICLES
On June 30, 2021, Governor Mike DeWine, signed HB 110 which outlines the State of Ohio’s Operating Budget for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023. The changes to the budget will have a noticeable effect on Ohio’s K-12 schools. One of these changes is the passage of the Fair...
Kristina Supler and Susan Stone | Jul 23, 2021 | ARTICLES
The right of students at public and private schools to be referred to by their preferred pronouns and have their gender identities respected has been a hotly debated topic in recent years. The matter at the heart of this debate is one of free speech—specifically, how...
Kristina Supler and Susan Stone | Jul 8, 2021 | ARTICLES, Title IX
Title IX of the Education Amendment Acts of 1972 prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of sex in any educational institution that receives federal funding. The legal world has long understood this to mean that schools needed to offer substantially...
