Four Mickes O'Toole attorneys will be presenting at the 2023 MASA & MOSPRA Spring Conference. The conference is the premier Missouri conference for public school superintendents, assistant superintendents, communications officers and other school leaders! Members...
Mickes O'Toole was proud to sponsor the 45th Annual MO-CASE Special Education Administrator's Conference. Josh Douglass presented with Tim Lewis, Ph.D. of the University of Missouri on Educational and Legal Perspectives of Behavior Management. Attorneys Katie Forster,...
In an interview by Special Ed Connection, Mickes O’Toole attorney, Josh Douglass, shares his insights regarding OCR complaints resolved outpace number of complaints received for 3rd consecutive year. You can read the entire article below: [pdf-embedder...
By: Brittany Newell and Josh Douglass An uncomfortable truth is that no parent can be with their child every second of every day. Many parents must rely on the eyes and ears of others to help protect their children. In the school system in particular, parents and the...
In an interview by Special Ed Connection, Mickes O’Toole attorney, Josh Douglass, shares his insights regarding the OCR opening the Outreach, Prevention, Education and Non-discrimination Center or OPEN Center, in Washington DC. You can read the entire article below:...
The proposed 2019-20 iteration of the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) is currently available for notice and comment. Among the proposed changes is a new reporting requirement for harassment perceived by K-12 school officials to be based on the harassed student’s...
Education Law Group attorneys, Tom Mickes and Josh Douglass, will be presenting at the 2019 LJ Hart & Company Municipal Bond Underwriting, Missouri School Finance, and School Law Workshop. Each session will run from 9Am to 12PM, followed by lunch provided by LJ...
Mickes O’Toole attorney, Josh Douglass, shares his expertise and insights regarding the OCR and what proactive steps schools can take to prevent or resolve complaints in an interview by Special Ed Connection. You can read the entire article below: [pdf-embedder...
Written By: Josh Douglass According to the annual report recently released by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), over 50% of all charges filed with the agency in FY 2018 allege unlawful retaliation, continuing the trend of increasing complaints...
Wendy D. Boggiano serves as general counsel to numerous school district clients, advising them daily on education matters, including anti-discrimination laws, personnel improvement plans, student discipline matters, and employee misconduct investigations....
