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Alert: Ohio Senate Bill 29 to Bring Challenges for Public School Districts

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Alert: Ohio Senate Bill 29 to Bring Challenges for Public School Districts

Ohio Senate Bill (“SB”) 29, which becomes effective on October 24, 2024, makes changes to a number of statutes affecting Ohio public school districts, and its implementation is likely to create significant challenges. The bill adjusts two existing Ohio Revised Code Sections (“RC”), and creates three new statutes (RC 3319.325, 3319.326, and 3319.327) that include […]

Family Law Partner Carolyn Soeder Joins Weston Hurd

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Family Law Partner Carolyn Soeder Joins Weston Hurd

Weston Hurd LLP is pleased to announce that Carolyn C. Soeder has joined the firm as Partner. Carolyn is experienced in all aspects of family law mediation and litigation through the appellate level. Her practice includes dissolution, divorce, preparation for mediation and representation in mediation, child custody, parenting time, premarital agreements, child and spousal support […]

Coming Soon: House Bill 214 Requires Changes to Policy and Practices

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Coming Soon: House Bill 214 Requires Changes to Policy and Practices

The Ohio legislature has enacted HB 214, which imposes significant mid-year policy and practice changes on Ohio’s school districts. The new law addresses two main areas: (1) accommodation of student absences for religious expression; and (2) restrictions on school district actions related to political movements and ideology. These changes will require action by school boards […]

Alert: Sixth Circuit Upholds School District’s Prohibition on Intentional Misgendering

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Alert: Sixth Circuit Upholds School District’s Prohibition on Intentional Misgendering

In Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District, the Sixth Circuit upheld an Ohio school district’s policies, which prohibited intentional use of non-preferred pronouns, against a free speech challenge. This ruling will have important implications not only for districts with similar anti-harassment requirements, but also for administrators interested in the parameters of student free speech. […]

Alert: Court Enjoins Department of Education’s New Rule on Title IX in Ohio and Five Other States

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Alert: Court Enjoins Department of Education’s New Rule on Title IX in Ohio and Five Other States

Summary: On June 17, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, issued an Order enjoining the Department of Education’s new rule on Title IX in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia and West Virginia. Specifically, the Department of Education is “enjoined and restrained” from “implementing, enacting [or] enforcing” the […]

Alert: U.S. Department of Education Releases Final Title IX Regulations

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Alert: U.S. Department of Education Releases Final Title IX Regulations

On April 19, 2024, the United States Department of Education (“USDOE”) released its long-awaited Final Title IX Regulations regarding gender-based harassment and discrimination. The regulations will become effective August 1, 2024. At this time, the rulemaking process remains ongoing for the USDOE regulation regarding athletics. In part, USDOE notes that the final regulations (1) protect […]