On January 3, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit handed down its decision in favor of the Palmyra R-I School District (“District” or “Palmyra”) in the case of E.D. et al. v. Palmyra R-I School District. The case was on appeal from the...
The Eastern District of Missouri recently entered judgment in favor of a defendant school district on a four-count Complaint, which included claims for discrimination and retaliation under the Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), Title II of the...
We are proud to announce four of our law attorneys have been chosen as Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine for Missouri and Kansas. Rising Stars (Schools and Education) Wendy Boggiano Betsey Helfrich Sarah Schmanke Rising Stars (Employment & Business...
Published by MoASBO, September 2017 The events of the last several weeks involving hate speech and a variety of symbols have been memorialized by the media. It would be unrealistic to expect that there will not be a degree of spill over in our public schools. It may...
By: Sarah Schmanke In April, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision finding that Title VII’s prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex includes discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. See Hively v. Ivy Tech Community...
On April 26, 2017 Sarah Schmanke and Betsey Helfrich will be speaking at the 38th Annual Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individual with Disabilities in National in Harbor, Maryland. Sarah and Betsey will be discussing the important topic of "Legal...
Published by MoASBO, February 2016 Personal blog posts by a public school employee may not be entitled to the protection of the First Amendment under some circumstances, even if the posts are about matters of public concern. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third...
We are proud to announce four of our law attorneys have been chosen as Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine for Missouri and Kansas. Rising Stars (Schools and Education) Wendy Boggiano Betsey Helfrich Sarah Schmanke Rising Stars (Employment and Labor) Anne Kerns...
We are proud to announce five of our education law attorneys have been chosen as Super Lawyers or Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine for Missouri and Kansas. Super Lawyers Thomas Mickes Ernie Trakas Rising Stars Wendy Boggiano Betsey Helfrich Sarah Schmanke Super...
Published by MARE, April 2015 Under the Safe Schools Act, R.S.Mo. § 167.117, school principals are required to immediately report to local law enforcement and the school district superintendent any conduct which if committed by an adult would constitute possession of...
