Although the COVID-19 pandemic has shown a spotlight on independent schools’ enrollment contracts, these agreements have long been the legal underpinning of a clear, transparent, and healthy relationship between schools
McLane Middleton’s Information Privacy and Security Group is delivering a hands-on virtual workshop addressing cybersecurity threats and preparedness for independent schools on December 8, 2021 from 12:00-2:30 p.m. ET. The
Take a deep breath and join McLane Middleton’s Brian Garrett and Susan Schorr as they provide guidance on how to tackle this project. Based on what they have seen during the current school year, independent schools will want to make sure policies addressing communicable illness and vaccines (not just for Covid), student discipline, sexual conduct and consent, gender identity (documentation, dress code, living arrangements for boarding schools), harassment and cyber-misconduct, just to name a few, are all reviewed and updated to reflect evolving state laws and best practices.
Independent schools had to update policies covering remote work, sick leave, immunizations and other protocols over the past two years thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. As our ability to cope
Federal courts in both Maryland and California have recently held that an independent school’s 501(c)(3) status, alone, subjects it to Title IX. While these rulings are, for the moment, limited
It’s the time of year when independent schools ask current faculty to commit to teach for another school year, make the decision not to have them return, and extend job
In this session, McLane Middleton’s Education Practice Group and Sports Law Practice Group will provide background on the creation of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights and insights on how
In this engaging webinar, our Education Law Practice Group will cover how independent schools should handle both the admissions process and day-to-day enrollment of students with disabilities. The session will
Starting January 1, 2024, corporations and limited liability companies with fewer than 20 full-time employees in the United States, less than $5 million in U.S.-sourced gross receipts or sales, and
In this session, McLane Middleton's education counsel will discuss the process of updating faculty and staff employment agreements, including guidance on what language is essential for this annual ritual for
Privacy is the newest frontier in cybersecurity. Unlike previous security laws, which apply to a relatively smaller pool of personally identifiable information or PII (e.g. Social Security, governmental identification, and financial
Join McLane Middleton's education counsel as they provide guidance on how to tackle the annual project of updating an independent school’s student handbook to meet both evolving laws and best practices.
