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Free Speech Decisions

February 18, 2010

By Amanda Sundquist

By: Amanda J. Sundquist The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has issued new, and competing student free speech decisions. The cases names are becoming familiar to school districts across the region: Layshock v. Hermitage School District and J.S. v. Blue Mountain School District. Both cases address the …

Who May Participate in Public School Extracurricular Activities?

January 25, 2010

By Amanda Sundquist

By: Amanda J. Sundquist In Trefelner v. Burrell School District, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued a temporary restraining order to compel a school district to permit a parochial school student to participate in extracurricular activities offered by the school district, including marching and jazz bands. Pennsylvania’s Public …

First Anniversary of the New Right-to-Know Law

January 11, 2010

By Amanda Sundquist

By: Amanda J. Sundquist January 2010 marks the first anniversary of the implementation of the new Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law. The past year has been a year of firsts for local agencies, requesters, and the Office of Open Records as the law has been implemented and interpreted. Sixty-five determinations by the Office of Open Records …

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