Ohio Supreme Court rules in ECOT v. ODE lawsuit
Today, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled, in Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow v. Ohio Dept.
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Ohio's tax-free weekend begins tomorrow
Tax-free holiday
First of two windows for report-card data review and appeal open until Friday, July 27
The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) has announced
State Auditor issues crowdfunding guidance for schools
Today, the Ohio Auditor of State’s office issued a special report
Ohio Attorney General releases opinion related to payment of education costs for students placed in residential facilities outside Ohio
On July 2, the Ohio Attorney General’s office (AG) released Opinion No. 2018-016, responding to the question of whether education costs for a child in custody of a public children services agency and placed in a private residential facility outside the state of Ohio is the responsibility of the board of education of the student’s home school district or of another public entity in Ohio.
Janus: an end to fair share fees
In a 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court ruled today that the State of Illinois’ extraction of agency fees from non-consenting public-sector employees violates the First Amendment.
June Journal features legal hot topics
The June issue of Journal, OSBA’s award-winning magazine, features an entire section on hot topics for school districts. The articles, written by six members of the Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys (OCSBA), discuss five topics of critical interest to Ohio school board members and administrators.
NLRB strikes down policy banning moonlighting on personal time
In May, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) administrative law judge (ALJ) struck down an employer policy that banned moonlighting (i.e. holding a second job) on personal time.
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.