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June 03, 2013

Coaches Immune From Student's Privacy Lawsuit, Appeals Court Rules

Two high school softball coaches are immune from a student's privacy lawsuit because there was no clearly established law barring school officials from discussing a student's private matters with the student's parent.  Read Full Post >

May 28, 2013

Father Sues School for $40 Million After Son Kicked Off Track Team

Is it a right or a privilege for a student to participate in school-based extracurricular athletics? That's now the basis of a $40 million federal lawsuit.  Read Full Post >

May 08, 2013

Teen Soccer Player Faces Homicide Charge in Referee's Death

A 17-year-old soccer player was charged with third-degree felony homicide by assault after allegedly punching a referee who later fell into a coma and died.  Read Full Post >

April 18, 2013

Mich. District Facing Title IX Lawsuit After Student's Sexual Assault

A Mich. district is being sued for allegedly failing to respond to the sexual assault of a female high school student by a player on the school's basketball team.  Read Full Post >

April 16, 2013

Former Colo. Student-Athlete Wins $3.1M From Riddell in Lawsuit

A jury ruled against Riddell, the country's largest football helmet maker, for failing to adequately warn about the dangers of concussions.  Read Full Post >

April 02, 2013

Two Former Executives Plead Guilty to Multistate School Sports Fraud

The former CEO and CFO of a sports-equipment-reconditioning company pleaded guilty to defrauding schools in 12 states for nearly $1 million.  Read Full Post >

March 18, 2013

Steubenville Rape Investigation to Continue, Attorney General Says

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says the Steuebenville rape case isn't yet fully closed, despite a verdict that found two high school football players guilty.  Read Full Post >

March 17, 2013

Steubenville High School Football Players Found Guilty of Rape

Judge Thomas Lipps sentenced Ma'lik Richmond, 16, and Trent Mays, 17, each to a minimum of one year in a youth correctional facility.  Read Full Post >

February 27, 2013

Calif. Schools Must Put Fee-Complaint Systems in Place by Friday

The deadline is looming for all California public schools to have in place a system for complaints about fees.  Read Full Post >

February 10, 2013

Ban American Indian School Mascots, Mich. Dept. of Civil Rights Says

The Michigan Department of Civil Rights filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education about the usage of American Indian imagery in K-12 schools.  Read Full Post >

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