Monthly publication addressing recent legal developments in school law.
A recent decision from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals reiterated that the use of secret ballots during a vote to fill a vacant seat on a school board violates the Wisconsin Open Meeting Law.
The U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment, along with the landmark Supreme Court decision in Plyler v. Doe, establishes that children have a right to a public education - regardless of immigration status. This right provides a strong legal foundation for how Wisconsin schools should prepare for potential immigration enforcement activities at school by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
This is a further update to the Act 10 litigation. The Circuit Court Judge was considering a Motion to Stay which asked the Judge to stop his Act 10 decision from taking effect until an appellate court could rule on the issue.