July 14, 2025 Written by Shawn McLain New Missouri Law Requires School Districts and Charter Schools to Adopt Policies Restricting Student Use of Electronic Personal Communication Devices On July 9, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed into law Senate Bill 68, a...
July 1, 2025 Written by Shawn McLain & Ashley Wicks On June 27, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Mahmoud et al. v. Taylor et al., holding that parents, who were Muslim, Catholic, and Ukrainian Orthodox, challenging the...
June 10, 2025 Written by Natalie Hoernschemeyer & Grant Wiens On June 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of Missouri issued a 5-2 decision affirming a judgment in favor of the Blue Springs R-IV School District in a case brought by a transgender student under the Missouri...
June 5, 2025 Written by Shawn McLain & Penney Rector On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services that eliminates a higher evidentiary burden previously imposed on "majority group"...
April 4, 2025 Written by Shawn McLain & Natalie Hoernschemeyer On April 3, 2025, the United State’s Department of Education (DOE) announced in a press release that they are requiring state education agencies (SEAs) to certify that they are in compliance with Title...
March 21, 2025 Written by Natalie Hoernschemeyer, Grant Wiens & Josh Douglass Yesterday, on March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. The order directs the Secretary of Education to take...
January 28, 2025 Written by Natalie Hoernschemeyer, Grant Wiens, Bethany Kirk & Abbey Widick Missouri public schools are regularly affected by evolving federal guidance on immigration enforcement, issued through a variety of methods including Presidential...
From: Thomas J. O'Toole, Jr. Date: December 26, 2024 Corporate Transparency Act - Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting UPDATE: Extended Deadline on Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement We want to bring to your attention two important updates on...
October 28, 2024 Written by Anne Kerns, Natalie Hoernschemeyer & Grant Wiens Proposition A, on the ballot for November 5, 2024, if passed, requires Missouri employers to provide earned paid sick time to eligible employees and gradually increases the minimum wage....
Published October 24, 2024 Written by Natalie Hoernschemeyer & Grant Wiens With the highly anticipated November 2024 Presidential Election approaching, public school districts are experiencing heightened interest and engagement from both students and staff. In...
