In 2020, the federal Department of Education amended the regulations implementing Title IX, providing more procedural protections for university students facing Title IX misconduct hearings. These new regulations established baseline procedural protections for university students named as respondents in Title...
Continue Reading →Every student appeal case is unique but many cases share common fact patterns and themes. The fundamental dichotomy has to do with whether the dismissal was “academic” or “disciplinary.” Dismissals described as involving ‘professionalism violations’ are a hybrid and can...
Continue Reading →Public school students, parents, teachers, administrators and school board members are now finally informed of the rules relating to an attempt by school officials to sanction or punish off-campus student speech which school officials find offensive. On June 23, 2021...
Continue Reading →Our firm has experience in preparing medical student clerkship grade appeals of failing or “no pass” clerkship grades which have been unfairly and erroneously assigned to our clients. These grades are obviously quite important because a failing clerkship grade can...
Continue Reading →To students in medical school, dental school, nursing school, pharmacy school, other graduate programs: who have been referred to the Student Progress Committee. Most students do not realize the risks of appearing before a committee that has the power to...
Continue Reading →This week the Kansas Board of Regents voted unanimously to approve a “temporary” policy allowing tenured faculty to be suspended, dismissed or terminated from employment by their respective university. It went into effect immediately and expires at the end of...
Continue Reading →The Wall Street Journal, in an article published December 23, 2020 explores the topic of online cheating by high school students, commenting that some parents say its OK due to the stresses of the pandemic on their children. Of course,...
Continue Reading →In the past 4 weeks, our firm has received no fewer than 10 calls from parents wanting to “push back” on restrictions on in-school activities or orders for virtual school in lieu of attendance in person. Even one wrestling coach...
Continue Reading →A theme that exists in many of the appeals our firm handles on behalf of students facing dismissal from their educational programs is the existence of disabilities—diagnosed and undiagnosed—in those students. Many students with disabilities facing dismissal from their undergraduate,...
Continue Reading →In our work, we see social media impact students in profound ways. We have seen posts to Facebook that request general study tips result in a student’s dismissal for academic dishonesty; we have seen Snapchat messages used as critical evidence...
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