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| 05-Mar-08 |
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Locker room surveillance camera violates students' constitutional privacy rights Court concludes that locker room videotaping resulted in an unreasonable search in violation of the Fourth Amendment. |
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| 26-Jun-07 |
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A Closer Look at the Annual Organizational Meeting To help school officials prepare for their upcoming organizational meetings, the following questions and answers provide information and guidance on legal issues that are frequently presented to MASB and concern the annual organizational meeting. |
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| 28-Aug-06 |
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Campaign Finance Act Dos and Don'ts School board members and school employees are required to abide by Michigans Campaign Finance Act while campaigning in support of or opposition to a ballot proposal. |
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| 18-Aug-06 |
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Court rules that different seasons discriminate The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has again concluded that Michigans unique interscholastic athletic season schedule violates discrimination laws. |
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| 01-Sep-05 |
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Board Vacancies What legal requirements must be followed when filling a board vacancy? |
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| 10-Aug-05 |
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Court of Appeals: Record-Keeping Requirements Comply with Headlee Amendment Adair v. State of Michigan |
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| 05-Aug-05 |
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Constitution Day School districts must hold an educational program for students on the U.S. Constitution. |
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| 23-Jun-05 |
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Attorney General Rules Against Community Service Requirement for Merit Award Merit Award Scholarship Act does not authorize the Merit Award Board to impose a community service requirement on students who seek to qualify for the scholarship. |
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| 12-Jan-05 |
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"Floater" Election Date Option Extended to School Districts The consolidated elections legislation provides an exception for school districts that wish to conduct a special election on a date other than one of the four "fixed" election dates. |
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| 11-Jun-04 |
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Township clerk and school board member positions ruled incompatible as a result of elections consolidation changes The Attorney General has ruled that the impending elections consolidation changes will prevent an individual from simultaneously serving in the two offices of township clerk and local school board member. |
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| 10-Apr-04 |
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School districts obligated to enroll charter school students after pupil count In Opinion No. 7154, the Attorney General concludes that a public school district is obligated under the Revised School Code to enroll a student who elects to leave a public school academy after the fall pupil membership count date. |
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| 09-Mar-04 |
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Court Upholds Enrollment Requirement for Athletic Eligibility Michigan statutes do not require public schools to admit home schooled students to their athletic programs. |
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| 25-Feb-04 |
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Year-End Evaluations for Probationary Teachers A recent Michigan Court of Appeals decision, Susan Korri v. Norway Vulcan Area Schools, emphasizes the importance of providing a year-end performance evaluation to probationary teachers. |
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| 07-Aug-03 |
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Charter Township of Northville v Northville Public Schools Michigan Supreme Court holds that school construction projects are exempt from local land use regulations |
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| 16-May-03 |
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Reemployment Upon Return From Military Leave School districts are required to follow both federal and state law in respecting the rights of returning military men and women. |
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| 13-May-03 |
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FLSA Litigation: Coming Soon to a School District Near Your School districts in southern states are being sued at alarming rates for violating the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. |
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| 25-Feb-03 |
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Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools Under the No Child Left Behind Act, schools must certify by March 15 that they have no policies that would prevent or deny participation in constitutionally protected prayer. |
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| 21-Dec-00 |
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Attorney General Restricts Use of Finger Scan Technology In Opinion Number 7069, Michigan's Attorney General ruled that the Child Identification and Protection Act prohibits a school district from using electronic technology to identify a child for school-related purposes. |
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