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Through a letter issued by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the U.S. Department of Education has attempted to offer guidance to universities handling protests stemming from the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The...

The South Dakota Board of Regents is the governing board for six public universities in the state. The University of South Dakota is among the schools the board governs. In December 2023, the South Dakota Board of Regents adopted...

Did the COVID-19 pandemic lead to behavioral issues in some students? Well, it looks like it. According to a National Center for Educational Statistics report, about 50 percent of students’ academic performance was behind...

As a university or college student, you trust your school to provide an education in a supportive environment. When a student faces a medical or mental health crisis, it’s natural to expect their school to help protect the...

Brian Salvatore is a professor at the Louisiana State University at Shreveport who believes his outspoken commentary on environmental issues is at the root of the University’s effort to strip him of his tenure and remove him...

Going to college is an enormous investment—not just financially, but time as well. You can imagine the disappointment students feel when their college or university announces that it’s closing, leaving students with few...

Students who attended Art Institute campuses from 2004 to 2017 are having their student loans forgiven because the institution misled students on several key issues, from graduation rates to graduate earnings. The U.S. Department...

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) recently enacted a rule change extending the length of time students with disabilities can remain in Pennsylvania public schools. Until the change, students with special needs could...

When Forbes, the 107-year-old international news publication, had questions about the rights of students being disciplined by college campuses across the country in connection with the recent wave of Gaza protests, it turned to...

North Las Vegas police arrested a Clark County School District teacher on Wednesday, Feb. 21, for allegedly abusing three students with autism. Rima Villaret, a special education teacher at Gilbert Academy of Creative Arts, faces...

A Cabell Midland High School student was arrested and faces charges of making terroristic threats after the West Virginia school district’s online monitoring system identified a potential threat in their online journal. The...

Despite social media’s ubiquity, it continues to face a barrage of criticism for being harmful and triggering. From inducing tremendous stress to undermining democracy, no one can deny its significant — albeit...

According to some reports, the recent pro-Palestine encampment at Harvard College has led to disciplinary action against more than 60 students. As student discipline defense lawyers, we understand – even if the students perhaps...

University dismissals are typically handled on campus, with a board making all decisions. Students may be allowed an appeal, but once that decision has been made, the case is considered closed. For some former students, though,...

A college student-athlete’s TikTok endorsement of an online educational tool has ignited discourse about the use of AI and similar applications in academic settings. While the showcase garnered interest from those seeking...

This will go down on your permanent record. Those words can fill a student with dread and remorse, no matter what transgression led to them. And despite having done well on the SAT and maintained a high enough GPA to secure a spot...

A recent article in the New York Times discussed a problem that appears to be affecting school districts across the country – chronic student absenteeism. Generally defined as when a student misses more than 10 percent of the...

The University of Phoenix, one of the largest for-profit universities in the country, recently agreed to pay a $4.5 million fine to the State of California as a result of what the California Attorney General said were...

The number of U.S. students in special education classes has risen steadily for decades. These students often require Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). An IEP is a legal document describing an education program tailored to...

Following the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023, there has been a troubling increase in the amount and frequency of antisemitic rhetoric, both here in the United States and around the world. The prejudice goes beyond...