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Threat Assessment a New Focus for Pennsylvania Schools
Each Pennsylvania school district has until the start of the 2021-2022 school year to assemble “threat assessment teams” ...
Learn MoreFeds Update Guidance for Student Health Records
Recently, the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services issued updated joint guidance addressing ...
Learn MoreEmergency Planning for School Districts: What the Feds Say
The U.S. Departments of Education, Justice, Homeland Security and Health and Human Services have joined forces and set forth ...
Learn MoreWhat Does It Mean to be Trauma-Informed? (Part 2 of 2)
(NOTE: Part 1 of this two-part series provided information on The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinqu...
Learn MoreWhat does it mean to be Trauma-Informed? (Part 1 of 2)
Laws and policies pertaining to trauma-informed education are moving at a rapid pace in Pennsylvania and across the country. ...
Learn MoreCan There Still be Such a Thing as a Free (School) Lunch?
A new proposal in the U.S. Farm Bill could cut off the free lunch program to millions of students across the country and an e...
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Court: Interpretation of FERPA from Office of Open Records “Overly Narrow”
A recent court ruling could make it easier for schools to assess what is deemed a protected educational record when it faces ...
Learn MoreNew Law Eases Licensing Restrictions for Certain School Service Providers
A new law signed by Gov. Tom Wolf makes it easier for individuals with out-of-state professional licenses to work in Pennsylv...
Learn MoreNew Year, New Rules: 2019 Pennsylvania Public School Code Revisions (Part 2)
(Editor note: This is Part 2 of a two-part alert on the multitude of changes to the Pennsylvania Public School Code for the 2...
Learn MoreNew Year, New Rules: 2019 Pennsylvania Public School Code Revisions (Part 1)
(Editor note: This is Part 1 of a two-part alert on the changes to the Pennsylvania Public School Code for the 2019-2020 scho...
Learn MoreDeadlines for School Safety Grants Coming Fast
Summer deadlines are fast approaching for three federal grant programs that focus on promoting school safety. These...
Learn MoreGov. Wolf Signs Trauma-Informed Education Legislation
Trauma-informed education is now mandatory at all Pennsylvania public schools thanks to new legislation included in the state...
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