Miscellaneous

The Ninth Circuit appropriately summarized the difficult job of a school administrator in Wynar v.

The California Supreme Court has ruled that a school district may face liability if it negligently hired a known child abuser and then allowed the person to closely interact with students as a counselor without adequate supervision.The case is C.A. (a minor) v. William S.

The charter school movement has swept across California, as it has in other states.

When California voters passed Proposition 209 in 1996, many people thought there would be few legal issues to follow in its wake. After all, the essence of the proposition was simple:  no more racial and sex preference programs in public employment, education or contracting.

Receiving an accurate paycheck is a basic right, yet for many school teachers and administrators, it can be a nightmare.  Why is this so?  Because school districts are notorious for making mistakes.

One of the most difficult issues for a school principal is to determine student discipline.

General Rule The law regarding the duty of supervision on school campuses is very well established. School officials are obligated to supervise the conduct of children on the school grounds and to enforce rules and regulations necessary for their protection.

In a lengthy decision that includes an impassioned dissent, the Ninth Circuit has upheld a local school district’s practice of having students recite the pledge of allegiance to the American flag as part of a “patriotic exercise” designed to comply with Education Code section 52720.