Links & Resources

The following links serve as a resource to information related to education law. While we mention these, these links are not a substitute for legal advice, especially with the constant change of laws.

Virginia Department of Education

• Main Site

Selected Sites within the U.S. Department of Education

• General site
• Office for Civil Rights
• Office of Postsecondary Education
• Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services
• Office of Special Education Programs

Other Federal Agency Sites of Interest

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Department of Labor
• Copyright Office

Other General Sites of Particular Interest to School Boards

• FOIA Advisory Council
• The Rutherford Institute
• American Civil Liberties Union

Other General Sites of Particular Use to Educators

• National School Boards Association
• Virginia School Boards Association
• Virginia Association of School Superintendents
• The Office of General Counsel at The Catholic University of America
  This site houses the Campus Legal Information Clearinghouse, a collaborative effort of the American Council on Higher Education (ACE) and Catholic University’s Office of General Counsel. It is a great resource for higher education legal issues and practical compliance materials on a wide variety of topics.
• The National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
  Within this site, “What’s New” and “LawLinks” can be of particular use to nonmembers.
• Council on Law in Higher Education
  This site offers legal resources on specific higher education topics, as well as other compliance materials and updates (nonmember access to portions of site).
• American Council on Higher Education
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• United Educators
• National Association of College and University Business Officers
• Education Law Association

Record Keeping: Retention and Disposal

• AACRAO Compliance site
• Federal Trade Commission site
  This site provides guidance on safeguarding rules designed to protect “customer financial information.” The rules apply to college and universities maintaining personal financial information on students and employees and require a comprehensive written information security program.

Student Records: Access, Amendment, and Disclosure (FERPA and Solomon)

• AACRAO Compliance site
• Campus Legal Information Clearinghouse site
• Family Policy Compliance Office

NCES / IPEDS / SRK (Data reporting and Disclosure)

• AACRAO Compliance site
• Council on Law in Higher Education site
• NCES website

Disability Accommodations (ADA/504)

• Campus Legal Information Clearinghouse site
• Council on Law in Higher Education site
• Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center site

Copyright Issues

• Campus Legal Information Clearinghouse site
• University of Texas Copyright Crash Course

Personnel Issues

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission site
• Department of Labor site
• Campus Legal Information Clearinghouse site
• Washington & Lee University General Counsel site -- A
  guide to successful personnel searches. 
  
  

Pending Federal Legislation and Legislative Tracking / History

• THOMAS
  Site allows you to track progress of pending legislation, revisions to bills, committee reports, etc.

Sites for Researching State & Federal Courts

• For state court cases, try
• Federal Courts
• U.S. District Courts in Virginia
  • Western District
  • Eastern District

Links to laws, regulations, cases, etc.

• Virginia legislative / Code / regulations site
  (Can link to code, agency regulations, pending legislation.)
• Virginia Attorney General Opinions
  This works for some other states by inserting the appropriate state abbreviation, but not for all.
• Findlaw
  Good site for federal resources, particularly if you know the specific case, law, or regulation cite you need.
• Legal Information Institute
  To specify education topics, go to . A good site for recent Supreme Court and federal circuit court cases on education, and laws / regs on education.
• American Law Sources Online
  Good site for state and federal court decisions (identifies relevant federal circuit for location); also state laws / regs / attorney general opinions.

Youth Gang Prevention Resources

• H.R. 1279, "Gang Deterrance and Community Protection Act of 2005," U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary
• Congressman J. Randy Forbes, "The Gangbuster's Bill"
• Virginia Attorney General, Anti-Gang Initiatives
• Virginia Youth Violence Project, Curry School of Education, UVA
• G.R.E.A.T. (Gang Resistance Education and Training),  Bureau of Justice Assistance
• GRIT: Gang Response Intervention Team, Loudoun County
• Know Gangs
• SafeState Gangs & Violence
• Gang Prevention and Intervention, Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance
• Attorney General of Florida: Gangs & Gang Related Activity
• Fairfax County Police: Frequently Asked Questions About Youth Gangs
• National Alliance of Gang Investigators Association
• Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
• U. S. Department of Justice
• U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Gang Reduction Program (GRP)
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Mid Atlantic Regional Gang Investigators Network (MARGIN)
• Virginia Gang Investigators Association
• Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center, Gang Prevention/Intervention
• National Youth Gang Center
• National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service
• ATF
• FBI

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