Collection: School Law & Policy

School Law and Policy

School leaders are expected to make sound decisions in environments shaped by policy, legal obligations, and public accountability. This collection helps K-12 professionals build confidence in the school law and policy issues that affect daily operations, student support, and institutional risk.

  • Strategies To Help Young Black Girls Thrive
    Strategies To Help Young Black Girls Thrive

    Do More To Help African American Girls At Your School Succeed. Apply Research And Reality To Build A Foundation In Your School. According to the National Black Child Development Institute, Black children’s social-emotional competence and learning are impacted negatively by...

  • Legal Issues Around the NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness Guidelines for Your K-12 School
    Legal Issues Around the NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness Guidelines for Your K-12 School

    Can Your High School Athletes Receive Name, Image, and Likeness Compensation Now? Discover Pending Legislation and Legal Considerations. The NCAA permits college student-athletes to earn compensation for activities involving their names, images, and likenesses (NIL). With this recent attention at...

  • Addressing Discrimination, Harassment, And Lack Of Inclusivity: A Scenario-Based, Practical Response Guide
    Addressing Discrimination, Harassment, And Lack Of Inclusivity: A Scenario-Based, Practical Response Guide

    Discriminatory or Just Uncomfortable? Learn How Your Institution Can Create an Inclusive Environment. There is a line between uncomfortable environments and those that would be legally considered discriminatory. Despite this distinction, your institution needs to go beyond the bland legal...

  • Microaggressions: How To Identify And Combat Them In Your Workplace And School
    Microaggressions: How To Identify And Combat Them In Your Workplace And School

    Eliminate Microaggressions Before the New School Year. Understand How Implicit Bias is Hurting Your Students. Students frequently experience indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination on college and university campuses. Summer is the ideal time to eliminate these microaggressions by resetting expectations,...

  • First Amendment Rights: Student Journalists, Broadcasters, and Bloggers
    First Amendment Rights: Student Journalists, Broadcasters, and Bloggers

    What Did They Say?! Student reporters may criticize your college or university, make disparaging remarks about staff members or other students, or reflect on the world around them in an objectionable way. You need to understand the First Amendment rights...