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10 Most Recent Headlines
Opinion: Punishment Fit the Crime? Laying Down the Law: Handling Harassment Cases Noted: Demanding Resources or a Lawsuit Liability Tip: Computer Users Need Basic Security Just Ask: reference letter risks Follow-up: Judgement in Dorm Fire Deaths Focus On… GLBT Rights Demonstrations Cross Examination: A Tale of Two Orders Cases of the Month: Curbing False ID Use Opinion: Scared of the Big Judgments?
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Liability Tip
Faculty and FERPA
Faculty members generally have open access to student educational records and make use of these records regularly to do their jobs. But are instructors regularly reminded that these records are confidential and subject to federal law restrictions? A serious records violation can have serious consequences for students, faculty, and the institution. Train faculty to deal with FERPA!
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Cases Noted
Harassment Leads to Suit and Countersuit
The former director settled the student’s claim out of court, with a cash payment, but that might not be the end of the story, or litigation.
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Out of the Courts
An Appropriate Approach to Disabilities
Colleges and universities face a variety of challenges when dealing with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and students. Compliance, and appropriate support for students, can be improved by having proper procedures in place on campus. What must a school do to meet the federal requirements and reply to accommodation requests?
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Follow-Up: Hazards from Hazing A state court has ordered a national Greek letter organization and its chapter at the University of Texas-Austin to pay $16.2 million damages for a freshman fall to his death as a result of hazing.
Key Case: They Will Know (or Say No) to Christians…
Using state criteria, students at a Methodist and a Roman Catholic school received financial aid, but the state refused to provide scholarships to students at a Buddhist institution. Does the Colorado program violate freedom of religion and equal protection standards?
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