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In the name of student safety, schools are installing School Resource Officers (SROs) on campus. But SROs’ involvement in campus problems also means that incidents at school can now turn directly into criminal...

A frustrated high school cheerleader walks into a convenience store on a Saturday afternoon. She snaps a photo with a friend, raises her middle finger, and posts a profanity-filled message to Snapchat complaining about school and...

The state is greater than the district, while the district is greater than the school. That probably seems like a weird SAT math problem. However, it describes the legal concept of “preemption,” when a higher authority’s...

Colleges and universities have broad authority to maintain campus safety and enforce student conduct policies. However, students accused of misconduct don’t lose their due process rights simply because allegations are...

It’s the phone call that every parent dreads: your child has allegedly committed a serious offense at school and is facing the possibility of expulsion. Expulsion is a serious and lasting mark on a student’s record....

Students at Princeton University are drawing attention to the school’s policies and access related to students’ search histories on their devices. An article in the Daily Princetonian points out the ways that the...

A University of North Carolina (UNC) student lost his scholarship and was permanently expelled from the entire UNC system after the school found him responsible for sexual misconduct. Years of federal litigation followed. And...

The cell phone bans sweeping the country’s K-12 schools in the last few years may sound good on paper—and educators overwhelmingly support them—but what do you do if what began as confiscation of your child’s phone...

The LLF National Law Firm’s Education Law Team will be suing a school district in Washington state for its failure to meet its Title IX reporting obligations in the case of an elementary school student who claims they were...

A report from Montreal’s Concordia University that looks at student AI use over the 2025–2026 school year shows us a microcosm of the broader trends at work not just in Canada, but in the U.S. as well. Here’s what...

In a move designed to “peel back the layers of federal bureaucracy,” as Education Secretary Linda McMahon puts it, the Trump administration is relocating oversight of programs for special education and civil rights...

A lawsuit filed in Chicago by a dismissed fourth-year medical student alleges disability discrimination and a failure to provide reasonable accommodations. This case highlights the concerning trend of using allegations of...

If you have just celebrated your high school or college graduation, you are already planning for what comes next. If you’re trying to continue on to college or graduate school, you need to complete all your school applications...

For 133 years, Princeton University operated on a simple premise: students could be trusted to police themselves during exams. That era is over. In May 2026, Princeton’s faculty voted to require instructors to proctor all...

When Brigham Young University (BYU) basketball starter Kennard Davis Jr. was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a crash in Provo, the conversation immediately turned to whether BYU’s Honor Code would end his season. The charges...

The legal battle over Idaho’s controversial public school restroom law has officially ended. Following a multi-year dispute, the Idaho Education News reports that a federal lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 1100 has been...

Yes — though not in the way most families expect. The law does provide paths to accountability when a school resource officer uses excessive force, but they’re narrow, they’re time-sensitive, and they require knowing...

If a school resource officer used force against your child — whether it happened during a dress code dispute, a classroom incident, or while breaking up a fight — you may have options. The LLF National Law Firm helps families...

A suspended Columbia University student’s federal lawsuit against U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx shows how outside forces can influence a student’s disciplinary outcome. A congressional investigation, social media posts,...

On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Crowther v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. This pivotal case will resolve an 8–3 federal circuit split regarding whether college and...