Reminder Regarding Upcoming EEO-5 Data Collection Requirements and Deadlines
On July 27, 2021, the United States Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) begins the 2020 EEO-5 data collection via the EEO-5 Online Filing System at https://EEOCdata.org/eeo5. Pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), all public elementary and secondary school districts with one-hundred (100) or more employees (Eligible School Districts), […]
2021-23 Wisconsin State Biennial Budget Bill
On July 8, 2021, Governor Evers announced line-item vetoes and signed the 2021-23 Wisconsin State Biennial Budget Bill, which allocates taxpayer dollars for the next two fiscal years. This Budget Bill includes a $2 billion income tax cut, reduces property taxes, lifts the UW System’s tuition freeze, restores two-thirds funding for schools, and authorizes infrastructure […]
Transgender, Non-Binary and Gender Expansive Students: Student Privacy v. Parental Rights
A student is struggling as to when, with whom and to what extent to share the student’s gender identity. The student finally discloses this information to a staff member, requests that the staff member and others refer to the student by a different name and/or pronouns, but requests that this information not be shared with […]
Students Have First Amendment Rights Regarding Off Campus Speech
On June 23, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L, No. 20-255, which serves as a warning to public school districts about disciplining students for online and off-campus speech. The facts of this case are no surprise to school district officials across the country, who have been […]
