Courts, General Education March 22nd, 2023
Supreme Court rules for deaf student in education-law case
(SCOTUSblog) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a deaf student’s lawsuit against a Michigan school district that failed to provide him with a qualified sign-language interpreter. In a unanimous opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices ruled that federal education law did not require the student, Miguel Luna Perez, to fully pursue his claims against…
Courts, General Education March 20th, 2023
Who’s to blame? More school systems suing social media companies over student mental health
(Daily Caller) – Following the example of Seattle Public Schools, more school districts across the country are suing social media companies for reportedly contributing to a growing mental health crisis among the nation’s youth. School districts in California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Florida have joined the Seattle district, which filed a lawsuit in January, in declaring that…
Christian Education, Courts March 20th, 2023
Christian school renews effort to expand religious freedom over employment
(SCOTUSBlog) – Nearly three years ago, the Supreme Court extended a First Amendment protection known as the “ministerial exception,” a court-created doctrine that bars courts from reviewing employment decisions by religious employers about their ministers. Last year, four justices issued a statement regarding the denial of a petition that sought to further expand the types of workers who qualify…
Christian Education, Courts March 14th, 2023
Suspicious report fuels accusations of anti-Christian bias in school eviction case
Ventura County Christian School is going to court after it claimed the Ventura Unified School District terminated its lease in a blatant case of religious discrimination. “[The district] believes either that this school does not have a right to exist and worship as they see fit, or because they have a huge disenrollment problem and they…
Courts, Faith in the Public Square March 14th, 2023
Jewish parents are suing California for allegedly discriminating against their disabled children
Three Jewish families are suing the California Department of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction in a bid to secure equal funding for their disabled children’s private education. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, claims that California violated the First and Fourteenth Amendment by withholding public education funds from families purely on religious grounds. “It takes a…
Christian Education, Courts March 14th, 2023
Lawsuit filed against Arizona public school for discrimination against Christian university student-teachers
An Arizona school board’s decision to end its student-teacher partnership with Arizona Christian University is a case of “unconstitutional discrimination,” a new lawsuit claims. The Alliance Defending Freedom filed suit against the Washington Elementary School District on Thursday, alleging the board “made it clear” it was ending the 10-year partnership over the university’s religious beliefs. By…
Conservative think tank awarded $77K in suit over Michigan teachers’ union’s COVID-19 loans
A Michigan-based think tank sued the state’s teachers’ union for misusing pandemic relief loans – and won. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a research and educational nonprofit, filed a lawsuit against the Michigan Education Association (MEA) in January 2022, claiming it was improperly distributed a $12.5 million loan through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).…
Christian Education, Courts March 7th, 2023
Christian college appeals to Supreme Court over Biden’s gender rules
A Christian college is appealing to the Supreme Court over its lawsuit against the Biden administration’s reinterpretation of Title IX. Title IX is a 1970s era law that prohibits discrimination based on sex at any school or education program. In one of the administration’s first executive orders, Biden redefined the term sex under Title IX to…
Courts, Public Education March 6th, 2023
NY teacher ‘manipulated’ 5th-grader into gender change, caused ‘suicidal ideation,’ lawsuit claims
A New York teacher allegedly coerced a fifth-grade student into a gender transition without the parents’ knowledge, making the child suicidal, according to a lawsuit filed in January. Debra Rosenquist, teacher for Terryville Road Elementary School in the Comsewogue School District, is named in the suit along with Superintendent Jennifer J. Quinn and the school principal…
Courts, Faith in the Public Square March 6th, 2023
SCOTUS’ decision in upcoming case could have massive implications for small business owners of faith
(Daily Caller) – The Supreme Court’s decision in an upcoming case could secure protection for multiple religious small business owners with current lawsuits in federal appeals courts, along with others in 22 states impacted by similar laws, an Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) lawyer told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The plaintiff in the 303 Creative LLC…