On January 25, 2013, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law exonerating MGO client Potosi R-III School District of all charges that it discriminated against a student based on the student’s...
Published by MARE, January 2013 In October, the United States Court of Appeals in the Eighth Circuit reversed a District Court’s decision to grant an injunction to two Missouri students who claimed that their school district violated their First Amendment free speech...
For the third year in a row U.S. News and Best Lawyers have named Mickes Goldman O’Toole, LLC as one of the “Best Law Firms” in the country, and the only one in St. Louis, in the area of Education Law. The only other firm so recognized in Missouri other than ours is a...
Introducing MGO Creative Training Solutions. CTS was established by school law attorneys to provide training solutions for school district students and staff, in the form of animated videos, handouts and worksheets. The Federal Communications Commission released a...
Published by MoASBO, July 2012 I. Introduction Regardless of the size, construction and maintenance projects can cause tremendous headaches for school administrators. In addition to making aesthetic and financially conscientious decisions, administrators...
Mickes Goldman O'Toole attorneys Christi Flaherty and Wendy Kasten were able to obtain a defendants’ verdict in a case against a Madison County, Illinois School District. In this case, a substitute teacher’s aide, who had been employed by the District as a substitute...
Natalie Hoernschemeyer and Wendy Boggiano successfully represented a Missouri school district against a lawsuit requesting a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief preventing the school district from declaring two students to be...
Published by MARE, May 2012 The right of parents to review their children’s educational records is an important right protected by Missouri and federal law. However, sometimes disputes arise regarding who is considered a “parent” that holds this right. This article...
We are excited to announce Tom Mickes and Betsey Helfrich will be presenting at the NSBA Council of School Attorneys' 2012 School Law Practice Seminar. They will be speaking on the Children's Internet Protection Act and other First Amendment concerns. The seminar is...
Published by MoASBO, March 2012 Congress, as part of the No Child Left Behind Act, enacted the Paul D. Coverdell Teacher Protection Act of 2001 (“the Act”). Specifically, the Act’s purpose is to “provide teachers, principals and other school professionals the tools...
