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KCL’s partner Andra Hutchins will speak on student privacy issues at an upcoming seminar put on by the National Business Institute. Attorney Hutchins will join two other local education law attorneys to discuss hot topic issues regarding student privacy in sch …
On September 21, 2011, partner Andrew Hyams testified on the proposed Board of Registration of Medicine Regulations. He testified that the Board’s proposed amendments would undermine physician licensure rights in several respects. To read his testimony, click …
If any student violates the school handbook, the school can suspend that student accordingly. However, when a Special Education student on an IEP gets into trouble and is suspended from school, there are procedures in place that the school must follow when sus …
Congratulations to Partner Andrew Hyams who was recently appointed Chairperson of the Business Law and Employment Law Practice Group at KCL!
Many parents wonder who can access their child’s school records. This is regulated by both federal law and state law. Under federal law, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulates all issues regarding student records. Under state law, the …
In the recent decision of Bank of New York v. Bailey, issued by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the court held that a homeowner whose mortgage was foreclosed by a lender could raise as a defense, in a subsequent eviction proceeding filed against the …
As the 2011-2012 school year approaches, it is time to start thinking about your child’s educational needs. If you are just starting the special education process and have been contemplating an uation or you are further along in the process, you will soon be m …
Massachusetts Governor D Patrick is to be congratulated for his continued efforts to promote business relationships between Massachusetts and the State of Israel. This June, Massachusetts and Israel launched a new partnership designed to finance joint R&D …
It has been just over a year since Governor Patrick enacted the Massachusetts law on bullying, making Massachusetts the 42nd state to pass such a law. The law quickly became known as one of the strictest anti-bullying laws in the country, and the 2010-2011 sc …
Summer is sadly almost half way over and kids are off at summer camps throughout the state and country. It is important to remember that bullying can occur at camp just as easily as it can occur at school. If you are concerned that your child will be bullied w …
Donations to many tax exempt organizations (for example, charities to help the poor, schools, hospitals, museums, and youth organizations) are usually thought of as being deductible on the donor’s US income tax return. (If the taxpayer is an individual or ma …
A recent Schoolyard Lawyer blog entry, Special Education Students and the Bullying Law, discussed how the Massachusetts bullying law provides additional protections to students with disabilities. The law defines bullying as: “The repeated use by one or more st …
Due to retroactive tax legislation, airline passengers who purchased tickets between July 23rd through and including August 7th may not have been charged for certain Federal ticket taxes that the airlines should have charged. On a per passenger basis, the ta …
At some point in your professional health career, you might be the recipient of a dreaded post-audit letter like the following from the fictional “PayLess Health Plan”: Dear Doctor, Thank you for your cooperation with our recent audit of our payments to you. …
It has been just over a year since Governor Patrick signed the Massachusetts law on bullying into effect, and now that the 2010-11 school year is coming to an end, it is appropriate timing to discuss what I believe to be a major issue with the law. The law was …