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HLC Announces Separate Incorporation Policy Change
After years of insisting that nursing colleges separately incorporate from related hospitals and hospital systems, causing some schools to relinquish Medicare “pass-through” funding, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has changed course. Today, HLC issued a Separate Incorporation Policy Change.
Removing language interpreted by prior HLC leadership as requiring separate incorporation, the revised policy substitutes a requirement that HLC-accredited institutions have a “primary purpose” of providing higher education. More specifically, the revised policy (HLC’s “Jurisdiction”…
Student Use of Social Media: Rights and Responsibilities
In light of ever-increasing use (and abuse) of social media, school district personnel must be mindful of the rights and responsibilities—of students and of the school districts themselves—that come with this technology.
Interested in learning more about these rights and responsibilities? If you are a Husch Blackwell client or a member of the Council of the Great City Schools, join us next Tuesday, May 22, at 2:30 Eastern Daylight Time for a complimentary continuing legal…
Student Use of Social Media: Rights and Responsibilities
In light of ever-increasing use (and abuse) of social media, school district personnel must be mindful of the rights and responsibilities—of students and of the school districts themselves—that come with this technology.
Interested in learning more about these rights and responsibilities? If you are a Husch Blackwell client or a member of the Council of the Great City Schools, join us next Tuesday, May 22, at 2:30 Eastern Daylight Time for a complimentary continuing legal…
Student Use of Social Media: Rights and Responsibilities
In light of ever-increasing use (and abuse) of social media, school district personnel must be mindful of the rights and responsibilities—of students and of the school districts themselves—that come with this technology.
Interested in learning more about these rights and responsibilities? If you are a Husch Blackwell client or a member of the Council of the Great City Schools, join us next Tuesday, May 22, at 2:30 Eastern Daylight Time for a complimentary continuing legal…
Immigration fears in K-12 schools: Questions to ask when planning to respond to immigration officials
Schools and districts are being inundated with parental questions about how their schools will respond to inquiries or visits from immigration officials. To best answer, schools and districts should plan ahead. These are complicated legal, political and educational questions. We highlight some key issues below. For a fuller discussion of the legal issues in particular, check out the pamphlet that one of us wrote for the National School Boards Association. Husch Blackwell clients and members…
Immigration fears in K-12 schools: Questions to ask when planning to respond to immigration officials
Schools and districts are being inundated with parental questions about how their schools will respond to inquiries or visits from immigration officials. To best answer, schools and districts should plan ahead. These are complicated legal, political and educational questions. We highlight some key issues below. For a fuller discussion of the legal issues in particular, check out the pamphlet that one of us wrote for the National School Boards Association. Husch Blackwell clients and members…
6 questions to ask before putting a pin in teacher expressive attire
Safety pins, confederate flags, pantsuits, red baseball caps. Schools face challenges in balancing, on one hand, teachers’ rights to express themselves through what they wear against, on the other hand, potential school disruption in our post-election environment.
Are there times when public schools may restrict teachers from expressing themselves in the workplace through attire? Without a doubt.…
6 questions to ask before putting a pin in teacher expressive attire
Safety pins, confederate flags, pantsuits, red baseball caps. Schools face challenges in balancing, on one hand, teachers’ rights to express themselves through what they wear against, on the other hand, potential school disruption in our post-election environment.
Are there times when public schools may restrict teachers from expressing themselves in the workplace through attire? Without a doubt.…
Department of Education model student privacy terms for app and online educational service agreements
The U.S. Department of Education is urging institutions to include privacy protections that reach beyond the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) in contracts with app and other online educational service providers. Guidance from the Department’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center (including model contract terms and a basic employee training video) provides insight on Department expectations when third parties have access to student data online. Continue Reading…
