Court Finds Valid Free Speech Claims in Lawsuit of Virginia Teacher Fired for Failure to Use Student’s Preferred Pronouns

Government entities implementing child protection measures often focus solely on effectiveness—does this policy make children safer? But a recent Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decision reminds us that even well-intentioned safety measures must respect constitutional boundaries. The recent ruling in Sanderson v. Hanaway, following the logic of the 11th Circuit in 2022 in McClendon v. Long,…

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act require youth-serving organizations to provide reasonable accommodations for disabilities, including developmental delays, behavioral disorders, and mental health problems. Putting that principle into practice can be very difficult, particularly when many mental health and behavioral disorder diagnoses depend entirely on subjective criteria.  It…

A new study of the effects of cyberbullying is getting a lot of attention, but its results may not match the press reports. Researchers pulled data from a survey of almost 2700 teens between the age of 13 and 17. The survey asked the minors to respond to an 18-item scale measuring types and instances…