by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Feb 1, 2023 | Education Law
A Missouri lawmaker is looking to end school suspensions for the state’s youngest students. Rep. Ian Mackey, D-St. Louis, is the sponsor of a new bill that would ban suspensions for children in kindergarten through third grade. The bill would also discourage... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jul 26, 2022 | Civil Rights, Education Law
Title IX – the landmark civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in public schools – turns 50 this summer. And there is much to celebrate with this monumental anniversary of Title IX. Though the law is widely tied to sports, gender equality in athletics was... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jun 7, 2022 | Education Law
Harvard University’s widely used implicit bias study – also known as Project Implicit – measures a person’s unconscious stereotypes and attitudes toward different identity groups. Implicit bias has harmful effects on our thoughts, behaviors, and actions. Since... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jun 7, 2022 | Education Law
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently found the Los Angeles Unified School District failed its students with disabilities during the pandemic. The OCR found the district – the nation’s second-largest – did not provide students with... by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Oct 7, 2021 | Education Law
On Sept. 7, 2021, Kennedy Hunt, P.C. filed suit in the Circuit Court of St. Charles County against the Francis Howell School District for violations of the Missouri Human Rights Act. The lawsuit alleges our client, a former employee of the school district, was victim... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Apr 12, 2021 | Education Law
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, independent schools have received relief funds from the federal government — including the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) — under the CARES Act and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021. Acceptance...