by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | May 22, 2023 | Disability Law, Education Law
Right now, more and more students across the country are engaging in school avoidance. School-avoidant behavior is when a student refuses to go to school or has difficulty being in school all day. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, eight million students were considered... by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Apr 12, 2023 | Disability Law, Education Law
On March 9th, 2023, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against the Special School District of St. Louis County, Missouri Educational Facilities Authority and Great Circle for discrimination based on disability in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act, and... 
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...