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New FBA Guidance

January 13, 2025

In November’s edition of School Law Notes, we wrote about The ABCs of Student Behavior Management: BIPs, FBAs, & PBIS. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special...

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School Board Member Voting Abstention

January 6, 2025

Michigan law suggests that a school board member who is present at a board meeting has a fiduciary duty to vote on every motion that comes before the school board unless a statute permits abstention. A board member who abstains from voting absent a statute permitting abstention is...

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Background Checks: Don’t Forget Employees of Third-Party Contractors

December 30, 2024

With limited exceptions, school officials must obtain a criminal history and records check for employees of third-party contractors who are assigned to “regularly and continuously” work on school property. Revised School Code (RSC) Sections 1230 and 1230a provide that when an individual is...

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Events

MSBO Financial Strategies Conference

Ray Davis will present “Collective Bargaining and Table Trends”.

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January 21, 2025

Thrun Labor Webinar Series – Important Legislation Recap: Earned Sick Time Act, Minimum Wage, & Lame Duck

Join Thrun attorneys for the 2025 Labor and Employment Webinar Series. All sessions are held from 9:00am – 10:30am ET.

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January 23, 2025

Thrun Law Firm Webinar – Open Meetings Act

Jessie McNamara and Kelly Bowman will present this webinar.

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January 30, 2025