ELIZABETH (BETTINA) TONER - ALERTS

March 31, 2026: Scholarship Granting Organizations: A New Benefit for Public, Private, and Religious School Students
March 19, 2026: Supreme Judicial Court Confirms Massachusetts Charter Public Schools Are Subject to Public Records Law
March 9, 2026: Massachusetts Federal Court applies Mahmoud v. Taylor: Considerations for Massachusetts Schools Regarding Parental Opt-Out Requests
October 28, 2025: Supreme Judicial Court to Hear Case Involving Public Records Request Obligations for Massachusetts Charter Public Schools
October 22, 2025: Section 504 and ADA Considerations for Students in Massachusetts Charter Public Schools
October 1, 2025: Charter Public Schools are Reminded to Adopt Competency Determination Policies and Review Local Graduation Requirements by End of Year
August 26, 2025: The Supreme Court’s Recent Decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor
July 30, 2025: Administration of Medications to Students: Massachusetts Regulatory Amendments
June 24, 2025: Time-Out Practices in Schools: Massachusetts Regulatory Amendments
June 11, 2025: Administration of Medications to Students: Massachusetts Regulatory Amendments
June 10, 2025: Start the 2025-2026 School Year Right with Professional Development Trainings
May 20, 2025: New Competency Determination Requirements for the Class of 2026 and Beyond
March 28, 2025: Remote Participation for Public Body Meetings Extended Until 2027
February 5, 2025: From 2024 Back to 2020: How Schools Should Respond to Recent Title IX Developments
January 24, 2025: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Comes to your Massachusetts Public School: What Next?
January 10, 2025: Recent Federal District Court Decision Concerning Title IX Regulations: What it Means for Your School
November 15, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – Federal Court Vacates Department of Labor Rule Increasing Minimum Salary Levels for Certain Exempt Employees
November 6, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – Your Webinar Recap: “New Title IX Regulations went into Effect on August 1, 2024. Is your Charter School Ready?”
November 5, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – Krokidas & Bluestein Presents Webinar “New Title IX Regulations went into Effect on August 1, 2024. Is your Charter School Ready?” in Conjunction with the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association
November 4, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – Mid-Semester Reminder: Open Meeting Law Refresher
July 2, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – Should Massachusetts Schools be Concerned about Title IX Litigation Elsewhere?
July 1, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – Massachusetts K-12 Public Schools Owe a Duty of Care to Students at Foreseeable Risk of Suicide
May 21, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – United States Department of Education Issues Updated Guidance Regarding Title VI Protections Against Discrimination Based on Shared Ancestry and Ethnic Characteristics
April 24, 2024: CLIENT ALERT – United States Department of Education Releases Title IX Final Rule
July 18, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – The Supreme Court’s Higher Education Affirmative Action Decision: Will Employers Be Impacted?
June 14, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – MERP behavioral health update
May 3, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – United States Department of Education Issues Proposed Regulations on the Application of Title IX to School Athletics
April 4, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – Extension to Open Meeting Law
March 15, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – Open Meetings: Civility Not Required
March 3, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – Open Meeting Law Developments
February 2, 2023: CLIENT ALERT – Important Federal Employment Law Developments
December 14, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Charter Schools Must Consider Alternatives to Suspension or Expulsion for Student Code of Conduct Offenses
November 17, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Title IX Q&A: Current 2020 Regulations and Proposed Amendments
September 30, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Importance of Ensuring Equal Participation by English Learners
August 23, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Monitoring, Remedying and Preventing Discrimination in Discipline Policies and Practices: Recent Developments
August 9, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Tax-Exempt Private Schools May Be Subject to Title IX
July 28, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Emergency Accommodations Extended — 2022
June 30, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Proposed Changes to Title IX Regulations
June 9, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Charter Schools and Mission Affiliated Organizations: State Ethics Considerations
May 17, 2022: CLIENT ALERT – Krokidas & Bluestein Welcomes Bettina Toner