KSBlog Archive

2025
- Oct 29, 2025 Before You Hit Send Oct 29, 2025
- Oct 21, 2025 The Life of a Showgirl: Keeping Student Records Out of the Spotlight Oct 21, 2025
- Oct 13, 2025 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: A School Business Manager's Guide to Overtime Deductions Oct 13, 2025
- Oct 7, 2025 Two-Minute Warning: Superintendent Evaluations Are Due Soon Oct 7, 2025
- Oct 7, 2025 Don't get a challenge flag thrown on your evaluations: evaluate your administrators sooner rather than later! Oct 7, 2025
- Oct 1, 2025 Homework Assignment: Keep Your I-9s in Order Oct 1, 2025
- Sep 10, 2025 Invisible Risks: When Substitutes and Coaches Miss Critical Training Sep 10, 2025
- Sep 2, 2025 DigCit: Nineteen Years, 100,000 Students, and One Lawyer Who Needed Stronger Coffee Sep 2, 2025
- Aug 25, 2025 KSB's Husker Predictions! Aug 25, 2025
- Aug 21, 2025 PowerSchool Litigation Update Aug 21, 2025
- Aug 15, 2025 Building Your 25-26 In-Service Schedule Aug 15, 2025
- Aug 4, 2025 The 2025–26 KSB Webinar Lineup Is Live Aug 4, 2025
- Jul 31, 2025 And We Can’t Stop (Implementation) Jul 31, 2025
- Jul 24, 2025 Getting Your Ducks in a Row - Nebraska Jul 24, 2025
- Jul 24, 2025 Getting Your Ducks in a Row - South Dakota Jul 24, 2025
- Jul 15, 2025 Ready for Day One: Title IX and SRO Training for Schools Jul 15, 2025
- Jul 15, 2025 Ready for Day One: Title IX Training for Schools Jul 15, 2025
- Jul 14, 2025 ………The Law Less Traveled Jul 14, 2025
- Jul 9, 2025 LRE or Not LRE – That Is the Question Jul 9, 2025
- Jul 7, 2025 New Fiscal Year, New Checklist: Your July Board Meeting To-Do List Jul 7, 2025
- Jul 2, 2025 Don't Stop Behavin’: Discipline and Disability Jul 2, 2025
- Jun 24, 2025 Summer Special Education Compliance Series: IEPs and Extracurriculars Jun 24, 2025
- Jun 12, 2025 Uh-Oh Here Comes Osseo Jun 12, 2025
- Jun 2, 2025 How to Be the Best-est at Asbestos Jun 2, 2025
- May 19, 2025 It’s That Magical Time of Year… Policy Update Season May 19, 2025
- May 19, 2025 It’s That Magical Time of Year… Policy Update Season May 19, 2025
- May 6, 2025 That Time of Year - Graduation Regalia May 6, 2025
- May 6, 2025 That Time of Year - Graduation Regalia May 6, 2025
- Apr 23, 2025 Double Duty: Managing Employee Rights Under Both FMLA and ADA Apr 23, 2025
- Apr 9, 2025 You Heard Us Say It Once, You Will Hear Us Say It Again: The Importance of the ADA Interactive Process for School Employees Apr 9, 2025
- Apr 2, 2025 Brainstorming Accommodations Apr 2, 2025
- Mar 26, 2025 FMLA, IEPs, and OMG—What Employers Should Know Mar 26, 2025
- Mar 19, 2025 Navigating Open Enrollment: Special Education Edition Mar 19, 2025
- Mar 18, 2025 Are Evaluations Happening? Boards Can't Peek, But They Can Verify. Mar 18, 2025
- Mar 18, 2025 Are Evaluations Happening? Boards Can't Peek, But They Can Verify. Mar 18, 2025
- Mar 3, 2025 It May Be Time to Throw Out the Junk…Fees Mar 3, 2025
- Feb 20, 2025 Dealing with Opinionated Opinions Feb 20, 2025
- Feb 10, 2025 The Surprising Secret Sauce for High Student Achievement: Great School Boards Feb 10, 2025
- Feb 3, 2025 Navigating President Trump’s First Two Weeks Feb 3, 2025
- Jan 20, 2025 Yay! It’s a PPACA Reporting Update? Jan 20, 2025
- Jan 13, 2025 The Title IX Saga Continues: Policy Updates Required After 2024 Regulations Vacated Jan 13, 2025
- Jan 5, 2025 Stepping into the New Year: New Board Member Reminders Jan 5, 2025
- Jan 5, 2025 New Year Reminders for School Boards and Administrators Jan 5, 2025
2024
- Dec 12, 2024 From “Likes” to Litigation Dec 12, 2024
- Nov 25, 2024 FLSA Update 2.0: Same Song… Same Dance Nov 25, 2024
- Nov 13, 2024 2024 PPACA Reporting Workshop Nov 13, 2024
- Oct 29, 2024 Prorate Like a Pro: FLSA Update Oct 29, 2024
- Oct 15, 2024 Let’s Get BOOlean this October: It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month Oct 15, 2024
- Oct 1, 2024 It’s Sweater Season! October Happenings and Reminders Oct 1, 2024
- Sep 23, 2024 An Oft-Overlooked Employee Concern: Mental Health and the ADA Sep 23, 2024
- Sep 12, 2024 Digital Inclusivity Sep 12, 2024
- Sep 2, 2024 Announcing KSB’s 2024-2025 Quarterly Webinar Series Sep 2, 2024
- Aug 25, 2024 KSB’s Husker Predictions… Aug 25, 2024
- Aug 15, 2024 **Sharpen Your Skills: Back-to-School Prep for a Successful 2024-2025!** Aug 15, 2024
- Jul 28, 2024 Here We Go Again, . . . Federal Court Stops U.S. Department of Education from Enforcing 2024 Amendments to Title IX Regulations in Nebraska and South Dakota Jul 28, 2024
- Jul 24, 2024 KSB’s 2024-2025 Rookie and Refresher Series – Now Open for Registration! Jul 24, 2024
- Jul 10, 2024 UGG Changes: What's New and How It Impacts You (Plus a Quick Title IX Update) Jul 10, 2024
- Jun 27, 2024 Money, Money, Money, Must be Funny . . . in the Rich Man’s Federal Government’s World Jun 27, 2024
- Jun 21, 2024 Are The Courts Blocking a New Era for Title IX Regulations? Jun 21, 2024
- Jun 18, 2024 If I Could Turn Back Time, I Would Check More Off My To Do List? Jun 18, 2024
- May 29, 2024 OMG, EEOC! PWFA is Here to Stay - LOL at Your Old Procedures May 29, 2024
- May 2, 2024 Your Title IX Training Plan: the Tortured Administrators’ Department May 2, 2024
- May 2, 2024 Your Title IX Training Plan: the Tortured Administrators’ Department May 2, 2024
- Apr 24, 2024 It’s Title IX Time…Again! Apr 24, 2024
- Apr 19, 2024 Hey Now! Don’t Neglect Federal Law (Not just Title IX!) Apr 19, 2024
- Apr 12, 2024 Part II: Are You Missing the Red Flags? Chronic Absenteeism and a School’s Response Apr 12, 2024
- Apr 12, 2024 Part II: Are You Missing the Red Flags? Chronic Absenteeism and a School’s Response Apr 12, 2024
- Apr 3, 2024 Are You Missing the Red Flags? Chronic Absenteeism and a School’s Response Apr 3, 2024
- Mar 28, 2024 March Madness: South Dakota Legislative Update and Ed Update Mar 28, 2024
- Mar 25, 2024 Ain’t No Sunshine…When It’s March: LB 43, OMA and Public Records Mar 25, 2024
- Mar 11, 2024 Bad Patrons, Bad Patrons: Whatcha Gonna Do? Responding To Unruly Parents and Patrons Mar 11, 2024
- Feb 19, 2024 Landmark Case Involving Mother of School Shooter Feb 19, 2024
- Feb 7, 2024 We’re Back! ACLU of Nebraska Record Request Follow-Up Feb 7, 2024
- Jan 29, 2024 Look Beyond the Dollar Sign: The Cost of Failing to Provide FAPE Jan 29, 2024
- Jan 25, 2024 ACLU SRO Record Request Jan 25, 2024
- Jan 18, 2024 Oh, The Weather Outside is Frightful (And So Is Misclassifying Staff Members as Independent Contractors) Jan 18, 2024
- Jan 9, 2024 Spotted in the News: A Reminder that Title IX Encompasses More Than Sex Harassment Jan 9, 2024
- Jan 4, 2024 We’re All In This Together (Until We Aren’t): The Consequences of Acquiescing to Parent Requests When Educationally Inappropriate Jan 4, 2024
2023
- Dec 20, 2023 What’s Reasonable? Medical Leave Requests and the Americans with Disabilities Act Dec 20, 2023
- Dec 10, 2023 270,000 Dec 10, 2023
- Nov 30, 2023 Social Media: Today’s Equivalent of Cigarettes? Nov 30, 2023
- Nov 20, 2023 PPACA Webinar 2023! Nov 20, 2023
- Nov 20, 2023 Be On Alert: The Correct Response to Bullying Under the IDEA Nov 20, 2023
- Nov 11, 2023 I’ll Be There For You: General Education Teachers’ Responsibilities for Special Education Nov 11, 2023
- Oct 31, 2023 What’s Trending Now? OCR Affirms the Importance of Legally Sufficient Title IX Grievance Procedures Oct 31, 2023
- Oct 23, 2023 23-24 Quarterly Webinars Offered by KSB Oct 23, 2023
- Oct 18, 2023 36 Days Until Thanksgiving! A Refresher on Calculating FMLA Leave During A Holiday Break Oct 18, 2023
- Oct 13, 2023 Let’s Make It Spicy! Book Bans and School Policy Oct 13, 2023
- Oct 4, 2023 Weighing Your Options! Legal Changes to Option Enrollment Oct 4, 2023
- Sep 18, 2023 Because I Got High: Medical Marijuana and the Workplace Sep 18, 2023
- Sep 18, 2023 Let’s Get It Straight, Rules are Great(!)? An Overview of Recent Rule 51 Compliance Considerations Sep 18, 2023
- Aug 31, 2023 Partial Enrollment, Whole Confusion: Partial Enrollment of Homeschool Kids in South Dakota Aug 31, 2023
- Aug 31, 2023 I Thought We Were Done with Executive Orders after COVID! Nah… Aug 31, 2023
- Aug 27, 2023 The Blog Post You Wait All Year For - The KSB Husker Football Predictions are Here Aug 27, 2023
- Aug 21, 2023 The Great Debates of Our Time Aug 21, 2023
- Aug 11, 2023 The 411 on FERPA Protections for Student Health Records Aug 11, 2023
- Aug 2, 2023 Half-Yearly Report Card: The Newest Legal Cases Impacting Schools Aug 2, 2023
- Jul 30, 2023 SOUTH DAKOTA WEBINARS FOR 23-24 Jul 30, 2023
- Jul 25, 2023 KSB WEBINARS FOR 23-24 Jul 25, 2023
- Jul 20, 2023 Welcome to the Jungle School, We've Got Fun and Games: What Administrators Need to Get Done Before School Starts Jul 20, 2023
- Jul 10, 2023 Call Me, Beep Me If You Wanna Reach Me: The Best Way to Contact Your School Lawyer Jul 10, 2023
- Jul 6, 2023 Cheers to Peace, Quiet, and Sanity in FY 2024: Happy New (Fiscal) Year! Jul 6, 2023
- Jun 30, 2023 Breathe In, Breathe Out: Counting to Ten Jun 30, 2023
- Jun 14, 2023 Summer is in the Air, and The Federal Government Has Big News to Share: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Goes Into Effect June 27, 2023 Jun 14, 2023
- Jun 5, 2023 33 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Reminders for School Districts Jun 5, 2023
- Jun 4, 2023 Save the Date–Policy Updates and Webinar! Jun 4, 2023
- Jun 1, 2023 “An Ounce of Prevention, is Worth a Pound of Cure:” Required Staff Trainings Jun 1, 2023
- May 31, 2023 “An Ounce of Prevention, is Worth a Pound of Cure:” Required Staff Trainings May 31, 2023
- May 18, 2023 THE POLICIES ARE COMING! THE POLICIES ARE COMING! THE POLICIES ARE…COMING? May 18, 2023
- May 16, 2023 I Need Money, Not a Job: Hiring High School Workers for the Summer May 16, 2023
- May 16, 2023 I Need Money, Not a Job: Hiring High School Workers for the Summer May 16, 2023
- Apr 19, 2023 On Our Radar: New Federal Legislation for Nursing Mothers Apr 19, 2023
- Apr 3, 2023 The Popular Question of the Week: Are classified staff eligible for unemployment compensation during the summer? Apr 3, 2023
- Mar 26, 2023 Bullying and Special Education: What is the Impact on FAPE? Mar 26, 2023
- Mar 17, 2023 Why Are You So Obsessed With Me? Application of “Sunshine Laws” to Local School Boards Mar 17, 2023
- Mar 9, 2023 In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb Mar 9, 2023
- Mar 6, 2023 A Rose by Any Other Name ... Mar 6, 2023
- Feb 26, 2023 “Houston, We May Have a Problem . . . With Your Partial Dock Days” Feb 26, 2023
- Feb 20, 2023 Taking the “FML” out of the FMLA Feb 20, 2023
- Feb 9, 2023 $235,000 Per Second Feb 9, 2023
- Jan 25, 2023 “You Can Check Out Anytime You Like, But You Can Never Leave” Jan 25, 2023
2022
- Nov 3, 2022 Let’s Un-PPACA Some Recent Obamacare News Nov 3, 2022
- Nov 2, 2022 S-O-S, Please, Someone Help Me Nov 2, 2022
- Oct 27, 2022 Taking the “FML” out of the FMLA Oct 27, 2022
- Oct 20, 2022 Taking the “FML” out of the FMLA Oct 20, 2022
- Oct 14, 2022 Taking the “FML” out of the FMLA Oct 14, 2022
- Oct 4, 2022 Taking the “FML” out of the FMLA Oct 4, 2022
- Sep 5, 2022 FLSA Audits and Why They Matter for Your District Sep 5, 2022
- Sep 2, 2022 Look What You Made Me Do: SDDOE Says Homeschoolers Can Open Enroll for Sports Alone! Sep 2, 2022
- Aug 29, 2022 Fed Up! New Guidance from the Feds on Disciplinary and Placement Decisions for Students with Disabilities Aug 29, 2022
- Aug 18, 2022 KSB’s Husker Predictions Are In!! Aug 18, 2022
- Jul 31, 2022 2022-2023 KSB Webinar Series! Jul 31, 2022
- Jul 27, 2022 2022-2023 South Dakota Webinar Series - Practical Pointers Jul 27, 2022
- Jul 24, 2022 “I Gotta Go Back, Back, Back To School Again” . . . A Checklist for Nebraska Business Managers Jul 24, 2022
- Jul 24, 2022 “I Gotta Go Back, Back, Back To School Again” . . . A Checklist for South Dakota Business Managers Jul 24, 2022
- Jul 18, 2022 Hot Off the Presses: Proposed Title IX Regulations Published in Federal Register Jul 18, 2022
- Jul 7, 2022 LB 644 Webinar Jul 7, 2022
- Jun 27, 2022 “A Quiet Prayer of Thanks” Jun 27, 2022
- Jun 21, 2022 E-I-E-I…EO! President Biden’s LGBTQI+ Executive Order Jun 21, 2022
- May 26, 2022 What’s the Protocol? Parental Requests for Testing Protocols From Special Education Evaluations May 26, 2022
- May 22, 2022 It’s the Most Wonderful Time of The Year…SUMMER BREAK!! May 22, 2022
- May 19, 2022 Hurry Up and Slow Down! An Update on Special Education Policies and Procedures May 19, 2022
- Apr 27, 2022 Matters of Public Concern: Staff Political Expression and the First Amendment Apr 27, 2022
- Apr 27, 2022 Matters of Public Concern: Staff Political Expression and the First Amendment Apr 27, 2022
- Apr 10, 2022 Good Friday 2022 Q&A Apr 10, 2022
- Mar 29, 2022 Board Meetings Gone Wild Mar 29, 2022
- Mar 17, 2022 To Graduate or not to Graduate: New Rule Attempts to Clear Up Confusion on Special Education Students and Diplomas Mar 17, 2022
- Mar 7, 2022 Who Wants to be A Millionaire?! Selling Teacher Produced Resources under the Copyright Act Mar 7, 2022
- Feb 12, 2022 Toto, I’ve a Feeling We’re Not in South Dakota Anymore: When national legislation trends find their way to our own backyard! Feb 12, 2022
- Feb 11, 2022 Surety Bonds? Blanket Bonds? Fidelity Bonds? What’s with All the Bonds??? Feb 11, 2022
- Jan 26, 2022 All’s Fair in Food and FERPA: What, exactly, is directory information? Jan 26, 2022
- Jan 17, 2022 Judicial Review Jan 17, 2022
- Jan 3, 2022 KSB Welcomes Sara Hento! Jan 3, 2022
2021
- Dec 21, 2021 Ho Ho HOLD UP! More Changes to Title IX on the Way?! Dec 21, 2021
- Dec 10, 2021 Board (Bored?) Reminders Dec 10, 2021
- Dec 7, 2021 Spread Good Cheer and Legal Compliance All Season Long: KSB’s List of Topics to Remember this December! Dec 7, 2021
- Nov 22, 2021 They Listened! Department of Education Softens Restrictions on Long-Term Substitutes Nov 22, 2021
- Nov 7, 2021 Everybody’s Workin’ for the...Retirement System! Nov 7, 2021
- Nov 4, 2021 Vaccine Mandates for Schools?! No (or at least not yet), but your “federal contractors” and Head Start employees on the other hand... Nov 4, 2021
- Nov 1, 2021 It’s a Team Decision! Nov 1, 2021
- Oct 25, 2021 Let’s Make a Deal* Oct 25, 2021
- Oct 19, 2021 Conduct Detrimental to the Team: What’s Happened Since Supreme Court’s Cheerleader First Amendment Decision Oct 19, 2021
- Sep 29, 2021 Good News Business Managers! What ISN'T Required of Business Managers for School Board Minutes Sep 29, 2021
- Sep 9, 2021 Q&A with KSB . . . Again! Sep 9, 2021
- Sep 8, 2021 Negotiations Preparation: The Time To Start Is Now! Sep 8, 2021
- Aug 26, 2021 KSB’s Husker Predictions… Read no further, ye who chug the Kool-Aid Aug 26, 2021
- Jul 23, 2021 2021-2022 KSB Webinar Series Jul 23, 2021
- Jul 22, 2021 How To Talk to Your Lawyer, Remix Jul 22, 2021
- Jul 20, 2021 Delving into the Weeds: What South Dakota Schools Should Know about the New Medical Marijuana Rules Jul 20, 2021
- Jul 6, 2021 Q&A with KSB, Summer Fun Edition! Jul 6, 2021
- Jun 28, 2021 Off-Campus Social Media Use: the times, they are/may/could/possibly be a changin’! Jun 28, 2021
- Jun 17, 2021 First Shot Across the Bow? New Guidance on Title IX from Biden Administration Jun 17, 2021
- May 31, 2021 After some hustlin’, fussin’, and cussin’...20-21 is in the books! A few things from KSB to keep on your radar this summer... May 31, 2021
- Apr 30, 2021 Nebraskans Against Government Overreach Protests Apr 30, 2021
- Apr 13, 2021 Conditional Teaching Certificates Apr 13, 2021
- Apr 6, 2021 What a Long and Strange Trip It’s Been Apr 6, 2021
- Mar 16, 2021 Q&A Webinar with KSB, TGIF . . . FCRA! Mar 16, 2021
- Mar 6, 2021 Incentivizing Early Retirement: Legal Carrot or Illegal Stick? Mar 6, 2021
- Feb 1, 2021 February 8th Is Almost Here! Feb 1, 2021
- Jan 26, 2021 Biden’s Been a Busy Boy! Jan 26, 2021
- Jan 18, 2021 We Didn’t Start the Fire! Don’t Get Burned in an Election Year Jan 18, 2021
- Jan 7, 2021 A New Year for New Boards Jan 7, 2021
2020
- Dec 30, 2020 FFCRA, Taxes, 941s, and More! Dec 30, 2020
- Dec 23, 2020 THANK YOU AND HAPPY POLITICALLY CORRECT WINTER BREAK TERM HERE! Dec 23, 2020
- Dec 16, 2020 Ho Ho Ho for your SROs! Dec 16, 2020
- Dec 4, 2020 There Are (Copyright) Rules Dec 4, 2020
- Dec 2, 2020 Zoom, Zoom, Zoom! (Your Next Board Meeting?) Dec 2, 2020
- Nov 25, 2020 Give Thanks…….. That You Do Not Have to Do ANYTHING in Response to that Email From Norby and Welding Nov 25, 2020
- Nov 2, 2020 Fun and Games with the Open Meetings Act Nov 2, 2020
- Oct 26, 2020 You should totally go as “The Prepared Negotiator” for Halloween! It’s negotiations season in Nebraska, with new EHA rates and more…. Oct 26, 2020
- Oct 22, 2020 Long Awaited KSB Husker Predictions! Oct 22, 2020
- Sep 23, 2020 (Un)Precedented Times: FAQs after a Month of Reopening Sep 23, 2020
- Aug 27, 2020 The Gambler: A Title IX Update NOT about the New Regulations Aug 27, 2020
- Aug 24, 2020 Who is that Masked Man? And If He Has a Doctor’s Note Can He Take That Thing Off? Aug 24, 2020
- Aug 20, 2020 KSB Webinar Series 2020-2021 Aug 20, 2020
- Aug 13, 2020 REMINDER: Q&A with KSB, Special Education Edition! Aug 13, 2020
- Aug 11, 2020 Frequently Asked Questions about Serving Disabled Students During COVID-19 Aug 11, 2020
- Aug 10, 2020 Congratulations! You’ve Been Sued. Kind Of. Aug 10, 2020
- Aug 6, 2020 DEADLINE REMINDER: New Title IX Regulations Effective August 14, 2020 Aug 6, 2020
- Jul 7, 2020 Q&A with KSB, Back-to-School Edition! Jul 7, 2020
- Jun 19, 2020 U.S. Supreme Court Takes PRIDE in Its Work: Rules that Title VII Protects Homosexual and Transgender Employees Jun 19, 2020
- May 28, 2020 Zooming into June? Board Meetings, DHMs, and EOs May 28, 2020
- May 22, 2020 “Waiving” the Flag for the Resumption of Summer Activities May 22, 2020
- May 13, 2020 KSB HAPPENINGS - MARK YOUR CALENDAR May 13, 2020
- May 12, 2020 Take Your Compliance to the IX’s -- KSB’s (rescheduled) Webinar covering the New Title IX Regulations May 12, 2020
- May 8, 2020 New Title IX Regulations (FINALLY!) Released: A Taste of the Bitter and the Sweet May 8, 2020
- May 5, 2020 Pomp and Circumstan- er Coronavirus Don’t forget Special Education, Section 504 and ADA Accessibility Issues In Planning Your COVID-19 Graduation Ceremonies May 5, 2020
- Apr 29, 2020 “You Can Check Out Anytime You Like, But You Can Never Leave;” Winding Up the 2019-20 School Year for Special Education Staff and Students Apr 29, 2020
- Apr 22, 2020 KSB Q&A, Round 6 - Friday, April 24, 2020 Apr 22, 2020
- Apr 5, 2020 KSB Q&A, Round 5 -- Tuesday, April 7 at 9:00 AM Apr 5, 2020
- Apr 1, 2020 April Fool! FFCRA Goes into Effect Today without Any Regulations or Forms Apr 1, 2020
- Mar 30, 2020 WEBINAR: Q&A with KSB, Round 4! New Details on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Mar 30, 2020
- Mar 30, 2020 Q&A with KSB, Round 4: New Details on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act… 1 Thing We Learned, and 5 Choices For You Mar 30, 2020
- Mar 26, 2020 For Your Vacant Staff Lounge: A New Poster from the Federal Government Mar 26, 2020
- Mar 24, 2020 Questions and Answers about Special Education after OSERS and NDE’s “Continuity of Learning” Guidance During COVID-19 Closure Mar 24, 2020
- Mar 22, 2020 A COVID-19 Legal “To Do List” and Resources, All in One Place! Mar 22, 2020
- Mar 22, 2020 We. Are. Faaaaamily! The Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Public Schools/ESUs Mar 22, 2020
- Mar 19, 2020 Q&A with KSB, Round 3! Mar 19, 2020
- Mar 17, 2020 Q&A with KSB, Round 2 - THIS AFTERNOON! Mar 17, 2020
- Mar 15, 2020 Protecting Patient Zero - Maintaining Student Confidentiality While Responding to COVID-19 Mar 15, 2020
- Mar 14, 2020 You Say You Want a RESOLUTION, Well, You Know! School Board Resolution, Authority, and Considerations under COVID-19 Mar 14, 2020
- Mar 12, 2020 So You Want to Skip Your Board Meeting… Coronavirus and Board Governance Mar 12, 2020
- Mar 12, 2020 KSB ZOOM Discussion: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Related Legal Issues Mar 12, 2020
- Mar 12, 2020 No, You Don’t HAVE to Sign the Addendum! Mar 12, 2020
- Mar 10, 2020 Coronavirus Updates are Up! Mar 10, 2020
- Mar 10, 2020 Let Them Eat Cake! Mar 10, 2020
- Mar 10, 2020 It’s a “Close” Call Employment Issues in the Event of a School Closure Mar 10, 2020
- Mar 10, 2020 Seeking COVER from COVID-19! Pre-Closure Employment Issues to Consider Now Mar 10, 2020
- Mar 10, 2020 Queen of Corona(virus) Me and Julio Banned from the Schoolyard! Mar 10, 2020
- Feb 28, 2020 Keep Calm and Carry On Feb 28, 2020
- Feb 26, 2020 Go Home, Rule 91… Feb 26, 2020
- Jan 29, 2020 Think Skinny! Effective “Communication Diets” and Limiting Parent and Patron Access to School Facilities and Communications Systems Jan 29, 2020
- Jan 13, 2020 We Didn’t Start the Fire! Don’t Get Burned in an Election Year Jan 13, 2020
2019
- Dec 16, 2019 Bueller? . . . Bueller? . . . Bueller? . . . Tackling Truancy While Complying With FERPA Dec 16, 2019
- Dec 9, 2019 It’s Time to Evaluate your Evaluations: Bridging the Gaps in Confidentiality, Public Records, and Open Meetings Laws when Boards Conduct Evaluations Dec 9, 2019
- Nov 6, 2019 Special Education Webinar - Help Us Pick the Content! Nov 6, 2019
- Oct 30, 2019 What are you so afraid of?! Oct 30, 2019
- Oct 5, 2019 Athletic Opportunities Under Title IX: Don’t Just Sit Where You Stand! Oct 5, 2019
- Sep 30, 2019 Out of the frying pan; into the Fry...er… An Update on Fry v. Napoleon and what it means for you! Sep 30, 2019
- Sep 24, 2019 Mo Money, Less Problems: The New DOL Minimum Salary Overtime Rule is Finally Final! Sep 24, 2019
- Sep 5, 2019 What’s Old Is New: How the FMLA is like Nebraska vs. Colorado! Sep 5, 2019
- Aug 23, 2019 It's Time! Here are the 2019 KSB Husker Predictions! Aug 23, 2019
- Aug 9, 2019 BACK TO SCHOOL: A GOOD TIME FOR TRAINING Aug 9, 2019
- Jul 18, 2019 A Dog’s Breakfast: 3 Recurring Questions from This Year’s Legislative Session Jul 18, 2019
- Jun 18, 2019 How NOT To Fight Trolls: A School Lawyer’s Fairy-Tale Jun 18, 2019
- May 19, 2019 You have no IDEA! Manifestation Determinations for Students Not Yet Receiving Special Education Services May 19, 2019
- Apr 17, 2019 STOP, COLLABORATE AND LISTEN!!! Apr 17, 2019
- Apr 1, 2019 Don’t Be an April Fool Apr 1, 2019
- Mar 15, 2019 PROM: Short for “PROMise of Legal Problems” Mar 15, 2019
- Mar 11, 2019 New FLSA Overtime Regulations: It’s Like Deja Vu All Over Again! Mar 11, 2019
- Feb 22, 2019 If In Doubt, Call It Out: Child Abuse Reporting Feb 22, 2019
- Feb 11, 2019 Ice Ice Baby - How to Postpone a Board Meeting Due to Weather Feb 11, 2019
- Feb 6, 2019 5 Things Every (New) Board Member Should Know Feb 6, 2019
- Jan 30, 2019 FERPA’s Hottest Topic: The Law Enforcement Unit Exemption Jan 30, 2019
- Jan 2, 2019 Ringing in the New Year with New School Board Members Jan 2, 2019
2018
- Dec 21, 2018 Do You Feel Safer Yet? Dec 21, 2018
- Dec 7, 2018 Bah Humbug! The Three Ghosts of PPACA Reporting: Past, Present, and Future Dec 7, 2018
- Nov 27, 2018 Nine for IX: 9 Things You Need to Know About the New Title IX Regulations Nov 27, 2018
- Nov 2, 2018 STAYING AHEAD OF THE JUULING “EPIDEMIC” Nov 2, 2018
- Oct 26, 2018 We’re on a Title IX Collision Course In the Supreme Court Oct 26, 2018
- Sep 26, 2018 Ch-ch-ch-changes! Sep 26, 2018
- Sep 14, 2018 It Remains Illegal to Arrest Teenage Girls for Being Teenage Girls Sep 14, 2018
- Sep 7, 2018 TGIF! (Time to Get ready for an Interesting post about the FMLA) Sep 7, 2018
- Aug 31, 2018 Passwords 101: Basic Data Protection in Schools Aug 31, 2018
- Aug 27, 2018 KSB Predictions for Season 1 Under Frost Aug 27, 2018
- Aug 10, 2018 3 Easy Notices to Get Posted ASAP in August Aug 10, 2018
- Aug 8, 2018 Things That Should Arguably be on Every August Agenda Aug 8, 2018
- Aug 3, 2018 The Best Way to Contact Your Lawyer Aug 3, 2018
- Jul 20, 2018 Federal Procurement: The Hoops are Still There, but at Least They’re Getting Bigger Jul 20, 2018
- Jun 29, 2018 The ABCs of SROs: Legal Considerations for 2018-19 Jun 29, 2018
- Jun 8, 2018 New Drug Helps Nurses Combat Opioid Overdoses in Schools Jun 8, 2018
- May 25, 2018 Matt Russell & The Robinson Rundown May 25, 2018
- May 16, 2018 New Methods and New Information from the Office of Civil Rights May 16, 2018
- May 4, 2018 The Intersection of Religion and Schools at Graduation: Not a Stop Sign, but Proceed with Caution May 4, 2018
- Apr 27, 2018 Gimme a Break. Gimme a Break. Break Me Off a Piece of that...FMLA Leave? Apr 27, 2018
- Apr 20, 2018 You Can’t Watch the Video of My Kid Hitting Your Kid. That’s Private. Or is it? Apr 20, 2018
- Apr 13, 2018 FLSA Update: Are We Paying Coaches Correctly, and Should We Ask the Department of Labor to Help Us Double Check? Apr 13, 2018
- Mar 16, 2018 Fun April Questions (FAQs) Mar 16, 2018
- Mar 5, 2018 Protests, Walk Outs, Student Safety, and More: School Issues to Consider in the Wake of the Parkland, Florida Tragedy Mar 5, 2018
- Mar 2, 2018 A Twitter Case to Make Administrators Smile Mar 2, 2018
- Feb 16, 2018 “SMILE! You’re on Candid Camera!” ...But can mom get a copy of the footage under FERPA? Feb 16, 2018
- Feb 2, 2018 Extracurricular Activities for Students in Alternative Placements Feb 2, 2018
- Jan 15, 2018 Litigation Update: Title IX Cases Related to Transgender Students Are Not Just Going Away Jan 15, 2018
- Jan 8, 2018 Three Important Deadlines Coming Early in 2018! Jan 8, 2018
2017
- Dec 5, 2017 PPACA (“Obamacare”) Reporting: Yep, It’s Back! Dec 5, 2017
- Dec 1, 2017 Refresher on the Superintendent Pay Transparency Act Dec 1, 2017
- Nov 13, 2017 Get Ready to Get Exhausted: Grievance Procedures Should be Followed Before Going to Court Nov 13, 2017
- Oct 27, 2017 Ignorance is Bliss: Board Members and Student Records Oct 27, 2017
- Oct 13, 2017 Understanding the Most Recent Title IX Update Oct 13, 2017
- Sep 26, 2017 Incentives for Voluntary Termination of Employment Sep 26, 2017
- Sep 13, 2017 Gather ‘round and Take a Knee: Praying You Don’t Get Caught Violating the First Amendment Sep 13, 2017
- Aug 29, 2017 KSB Husker Football Predictions Are In Aug 29, 2017
- Aug 25, 2017 New School Year Grab Bag Aug 25, 2017
- Aug 5, 2017 Retention Attention: Know Your (Actual) Obligations Under FERPA Aug 5, 2017
- Jul 21, 2017 A Title IX Challenge to a Title IX Enforcement Jul 21, 2017
- Jul 10, 2017 Open Meetings Act Reminders Jul 10, 2017
- Jun 26, 2017 Where The Rubber Meets The Playground: New Supreme Court Case on State Funds to Private Religious Schools Jun 26, 2017
- Jun 19, 2017 Summer School: What Administrators Need to Get Done in July Jun 19, 2017
- Jun 13, 2017 (Another) Transgender Update Jun 13, 2017
- Jun 1, 2017 It's a Total Eclipse So Be Smart Jun 1, 2017
- May 30, 2017 Student Memorials: Sound Policy May Land You In the News May 30, 2017
- May 11, 2017 Prior Written Notice: Don't get PWN'd May 11, 2017
- Mar 22, 2017 The Supreme Court Rules in Endrew F.: What is your new legal obligation under special education laws? Mar 22, 2017
- Mar 17, 2017 Who Is Robert and Why is He at Our School Board Meeting? Mar 17, 2017
- Mar 7, 2017 Wellness Update: Smart Snacks, Fundraisers, and the USDA Mar 7, 2017
- Mar 6, 2017 Breaking: Transgender Update Mar 6, 2017
- Feb 23, 2017 The First Four Weeks: What We Know So Far Feb 23, 2017
- Jan 11, 2017 Fasten Your Seatbelts! It’s Going to be a Bumpy Ride, But We’ll Give You A Front Row Seat.... Jan 11, 2017
- Jan 10, 2017 Substantial Likelihood of Injury Jan 10, 2017
- Jan 10, 2017 IDEA Parents Visiting the School Jan 10, 2017
- Jan 10, 2017 When Overtime Can be Offset Jan 10, 2017
- Jan 6, 2017 Who Needs a Copy of the IEP? Jan 6, 2017
2016
- Dec 13, 2016 Concussion Symptoms Can Trigger Schools’ Obligations Under Section 504 or the IDEA Dec 13, 2016
- Dec 5, 2016 When Sledding Becomes...A Slippery Slope Dec 5, 2016
- Nov 9, 2016 DONALD TRUMP IS THE NEW PRESIDENT: 3 School Lawyers’ Initial Thoughts on the Big News and What It Means for Schools and ESU’s Nov 9, 2016
- Oct 21, 2016 Endrew F. Goes to Washington: The US Supreme Court Will Once Again Consider the Level of Educational Benefit Schools Owe to Students With Disabilities Oct 21, 2016
- Oct 7, 2016 Nebraska Department of Education Requires Schools to Be Better Safe Than Sorry Oct 7, 2016
- Aug 4, 2016 Pandora, Grooveshark and the Copyright Police Aug 4, 2016
- Jul 14, 2016 “Health Insurance Marketplace” Notifications: Here we go! Jul 14, 2016
- Jul 5, 2016 Public Record Request for Public Employee Salary Data Jul 5, 2016
- Jun 17, 2016 Minorities & Success Jun 17, 2016
- Jun 6, 2016 Public Record Request for Public Employee Salary Data Jun 6, 2016
- May 23, 2016 Transgender Students and Gender Identity Update: You know what they say about opinions, everybody has one... May 23, 2016
- May 18, 2016 New FLSA Overtime Regulations May 18, 2016
- May 8, 2016 April Showers Bring May…….. POLICIES!?! May 8, 2016
- Apr 21, 2016 (Another?!) Transgender Update Apr 21, 2016
- Apr 7, 2016 You Might Get Away With Forgetting Your Spouse's Birthday, but you MUST Remember the Significance of April 15 th ! Apr 7, 2016
- Jan 21, 2016 Meeting the February 8th Negotiations Deadline Jan 21, 2016
2015
- Dec 30, 2015 The IRS Does it Again: 1094-C and 1095-C Reporting Deadlines Extended Dec 30, 2015
- Dec 17, 2015 Cash Is Not King: IRS Issues New Guidance on Cash-in- Lieu and Other Arrangements Which Will Impact PPACA Compliance and Reporting Dec 17, 2015
- Dec 15, 2015 Time to Evaluate Probationary Employees Dec 15, 2015
- Oct 28, 2015 We’ve read the ACLU’s email regarding gender identity, and we’re sure you have, too! Oct 28, 2015
- Oct 8, 2015 Reggie Jackson Ain’t Got Nothing on Us! In Nebraska, October Means it’s Time for Negotiations Oct 8, 2015
- Sep 25, 2015 Transgender Bathroom Lawsuit Dismissed by Federal District Court Sep 25, 2015
- Sep 22, 2015 The Intersection of HIPAA and FERPA Sep 22, 2015
- Aug 18, 2015 Teacher Oath of Office and Pledge: to Administer or Not Administer? Aug 18, 2015
- Aug 11, 2015 SPED Show Choir Aug 11, 2015
- Aug 7, 2015 When Can Reporting Suspected Child Abuse Create Legal Liability for the School? Aug 7, 2015
- Jun 30, 2015 Proposed FLSA Regulations Released Jun 30, 2015
- Jun 25, 2015 The Supreme Court Saves PPACA, Again Jun 25, 2015
- Jun 25, 2015 Schools May E-mail IEPs if They Follow These Simple Steps Jun 25, 2015
- May 18, 2015 Supreme Court Stays Silent on Stay Put: High Court Refuses to Hear Special Education Due Process Case May 18, 2015
- Apr 30, 2015 WAY MORE THAN JUST SOFTBALL: The Office For Civil Rights Issues New Pronouncement on Schools’ Title IX Obligations Apr 30, 2015
- Apr 24, 2015 Heading for the Exit: What to do When IEP Team Members Leave the Meeting Early Apr 24, 2015
- Mar 31, 2015 Your April 15th Deadline is Coming! Mar 31, 2015
- Mar 2, 2015 Nebraska Federal Court Strikes Down Same-Sex Marriage Ban Mar 2, 2015
- Feb 22, 2015 You better pray you didn’t require that mandatory oath! Feb 22, 2015
- Feb 13, 2015 Update: Transgender Students and Staff Feb 13, 2015
- Jan 28, 2015 Meeting the February 8th Deadline Jan 28, 2015
- Jan 25, 2015 School Board Recognition Week: Thank God for Idiots Jan 25, 2015
- Jan 15, 2015 Service Animal Requests in Your School Jan 15, 2015
- Jan 9, 2015 Update on Superintendent Pay Transparency Act Jan 9, 2015