Monthly publication addressing recent legal developments in school law.
Employers are significantly restricted under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act in how they may use an individual’s “arrest record” to make an employment decision. Recently, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that arrest record discrimination covers arrest records related to non-criminal as well as criminal offenses.
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).