Month: September 2024

Student discipline issues can be challenging for school districts, even at the start of a new school year.  When issuing discipline, districts must adhere to prescriptive procedural requirements in state and federal laws, to ensure students receive due process.  As the Department of Public Instruction continues to scrutinize district disciplinary actions, it is important for…

A number of Wisconsin school districts are preparing for referendum elections as part of the November 2024 general election.  Inasmuch as school districts have significant interest in the outcome of their referendum election, we are regularly asked to weigh in as to what extent school districts, school board members, school district administrators, and school district…