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Updated Guidance Available to Assist Schools with the Regulatory Requirements of Section 19.5 of the Rules of the Board of Regents and Sections 100.2, 200.1, 200.7, 200.15, and 200.22 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education

by Dan DeMarle | Aug 19, 2024 | Discipline/Suspensions, School Districts

At the July 2023 Board of Regents meeting, the Board approved the permanent adoption of the amendment of sections 19.5 of the Rules of the Board of Regents and Sections 100.2, 200.1, 200.7, 200.15, and 200.22 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education...

Proposed Amendments to Commissioner’s Regulation §155.17

by Dan DeMarle | Aug 19, 2024 | Legislation, School Safety

Two amendment packages to NYCRR §155.17 related to district-wide school safety plans, building-level emergency response plans, and emergency drills were shared at the April Board of Regents meeting. The first set of changes will go into effect...

New York State Procedural Safeguards Notice for Students with Disabilities

by Dan DeMarle | Aug 19, 2024 | School Districts, Special Education

The New York State Education Department Office of Special Education (OSE) has posted the May 2024 Procedural Safeguards Notice in 10 languages. As a reminder, the May 2024 updates included both minor technical edits and formatting changes along with several...

Ex-Hilton principal’s appeal denied despite claims of snoozing juror

by Dan DeMarle | Aug 17, 2024 | Child sexual abuse/exploitation/sex trafficking, Hilton CSD, Rape/Sexual Assault, School Districts

Gary Craig Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK Former Hilton Central School District elementary principal Kirk Ashton, now imprisoned for the molestation of young boys at his school, has failed with an appeal that challenged his convictions. 24-8-17...

Students with disabilities often snared by subjective discipline rules

by Dan DeMarle | Aug 10, 2024 | ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Discipline/Suspensions, Other Health Impairment, School Districts

For the first 57 minutes of the basketball game between two Bend, Oregon, high school rivals, Kyra Rice stood at the edges of the court taking yearbook photos. With just minutes before the end of the game, she was told she had to move. Students with disabilities often...