Week of June 4, 2018

Ohio General Assembly activity

The Ohio General Assembly sent the following bills to the governor for his signature:

• House Bill (HB) 21, sponsored by Rep. Stephen D. Hambley (R-Brunswick), which requires charter schools, instead of school districts, to verify charter school student residency and enrollment. The bill also delays a requirement for public and private schools to install storm shelters until after Sept. 15, 2019.

OSBA resources and upcoming events

OSBA’s Division of Legal Services always is looking for ways to provide our members with new and useful resources. We’ve been hard at work during the first half of 2018 updating existing resources, creating new ones and planning workshops to provide members with the latest and greatest school law-related information.

New decisions on the rights of transgender students

Earlier this month, two federal courts issued decisions in cases involving the rights of transgender students. These decisions should help school districts understand their legal obligations as they apply to all students. 

Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board