Key Takeaways The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and courts evaluate Title IX compliance in women’s college athletics by examining three key areas: participation opportunities, scholarship distribution, and overall treatment of athletes. Participation opportunities are often the most closely scrutinized and require colleges to meet one of three prongs to...
Key Takeaways Frye Standards are more restrictive and require that testimony, ideas, and methods be generally accepted in the relevant professional community. Education experts satisfy Frye by relying on long-standing practices in the field. Daubert standards are more permissive, but expert testimony is subject to more rigorous scrutiny to ensure...
Key Takeaways Experts analyze, classify incidents, and opine on what exactly happened They help establish whether prevention and response protocols met or violated the standards governing how institutions should address incidents They can substantiate the harms caused by incidents and whether the institutions’ actions or inactions were the probable cause...
Key Takeaways Parenting plans and school choice need to align so that each parent can reasonably participate in the child’s education. Carefully considered school logistics in custody cases make the child’s school attendance manageable and ease parenting schedules. A child’s stability impacts their academic, emotional, and social well-being, making it...
Key Takeaways The parent who chooses the school in a custody battle typically depends on whether the custody arrangement is sole or joint. When parents can’t agree at all about school decisions in custody cases, courts step in using the “best interest of the child standard.” Some factors that courts...
Key Takeaways: The safety and well-being of children and youth should be at the heart of any church governance system. Protecting minors from abuse and other dangers begins with establishing effective, comprehensive policies tailored to the programs, activities, and risks in the church. Church policies should outline clear measures for...