Legal Issues Facing Students and Educators

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Corporal Punishment

When I began my career in education some 20 years ago I was familiar with corporal punishment mainly from my own experience as a student. At the beginning of my career, I was teaching in the East Baton Rouge School District and the practice was seldom used.

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Mandatory School Vaccinations

Midway through the school year, public schools across the state are juggling providing education and maintaining the safety of their students and staff. During the past month

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Bostock, Biden and Bathrooms

On October 9th, 2019. The United States Supreme Court held that employment discrimination based on “sex” as protected until Title VII extends to sexual orientation. In that case

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