Georgia Supreme Court Rules Student’s Facebook Rant Not Protected Speech
Written by: Eric Hoffman, Esq. In September 2014, Lanier Career Academy (Gainesville, Ga.) student Devon Major was arrested and charged with threatening to commit a crime of violence after school officials were alerted to a Facebook post by Maj
Governor Deal Signs Campus Carry Bill
Written by: Eric A. Hoffman, Esq. On May 4, 2017, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed the current campus carry bill into law after previously vetoing a similar bill in 2016. The law will allow people with valid gun permits to carry concealed we
Questions and Answers: Endrew V. Douglas County School District
Written by: Andrea L. Jolliffe, Esq. The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided an important special education case on March 22, 2017. In Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, SCOTUS ruled on how much benefit Individualized Education Pr
Georgia Court of Appeals Rules Atlanta Public School Teacher Entitled to Immunity After Death of Student
Written by: Eric A. Hoffman, Esq. In a January 9, 2017 opinion, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that an Atlanta Public School teacher was entitled to official immunity in a wrongful death suit filed by a student’s parents. The case, Barnett
Georgia Supreme Court Limits Public School Campus Carry
Written by: Eric Hoffman, Esq. On Monday October 31, 2016, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously held that firearms cannot be carried onto public K-12 school property unless the licensed gun owner is picking up or dropping off a student. In Ge
Beyond the Bathroom – New Federal Guidance on Our Responsibilities to Transgender Students Under Title IX
Dominating a fair segment of the legal world at the moment, transgender issues extend deeply into the worlds of both the public and private sectors. Employment discrimination, accommodations, equal treatment in business dealings – the list g