A federal court in Southern Ohio has ruled that school districts have some leeway to regulate teachers’ classroom libraries under board policies on teaching “controversial issues.” In Cahall v. New Richmond Exempted Village School District, the district suspended a teacher for three days for putting certain books in her classroom library for students to access, without administrative approval. The court did not hold that the controversial issues policy would allow for discipline of a teacher in all cases involving classroom libraries. But the Cahall case does open the door to discipline for teachers who knowingly put controversial books in their classroom libraries without administrative approval.
Is this the End of Amateur Athletics in Ohio?
There are big changes coming to high school sports in Ohio as the Ohio High School Athletic Association (“OHSAA”) considers changes to its name, image and likeness (“NIL”) rules. As it currently stands, Ohio is one of six (6) states that has rules that prohibit high school athletes from making money off their NIL. But in a decision in late October, a court in Columbus issued a 45-day temporary restraining order prohibiting the OHSAA from enforcing its regulations against high school athletes profiting from their NIL.