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Getting to “Normal” – COVID-19 Vaccinations: Vol. 1 Historical Vaccination Mandates

Posted on March 5, 2021

There is a lot of excitement about the release of various vaccines for the novel coronavirus and getting back to “normal.” However, there has been less discussion about what will happen on the road to “normal” – including implementation of the vaccines and whether there is significant appetite for taking the vaccine....

Student Rights in the COVID Era: Special Education and College Safety Contracts

Posted on September 8, 2020

COVID-19 has upended life as we know it, but this fall, the focus of many will be on the education system – both public and private, secondary and higher education. Now that schools and colleges have reopened, and after a summer where secondary and college administrators and teachers were faced with incredibly...

Private School Discipline v. Public School Discipline: What You Need to Know

Posted on August 28, 2019

Many parents are shocked to find out that the private high school they are paying a sizeable amount of tuition for has much more discretion in terms of disciplining their child than a public school. Most public high school handbooks are similar and include state law regulations; whereas private high school handbooks...

Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Opposes Motion to Dismiss in Mount Ida Case

Posted on May 7, 2019

What obligation does an institution of higher learning have to its students? That is the key question facing a federal judge in Boston after a hearing in April regarding the abrupt closure and sale of Mount Ida College in 2018. Coren Lichtenstein, LLP represents the former Mount Ida students in a

2017 Year In Review

Posted on January 11, 2018

Dear Clients and Friends, Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year!
In case you missed it last year, here are some of Coren Lichtenstein, LLP’s 2017 highlights. Notable Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Wins Board of Medicine Reverses Itself, Grants Andrew Hyams’ Client a...

Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights: November 16, 2017

Posted on November 16, 2017

The latest issue of Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights includes recent news and blog posts: Constructive Eviction: A Tenant’s Rights to Break a Lease Navigating Sexual Assault Complaints on Campus

Navigating Sexual Assault Complaints on Campus

Posted on November 2, 2017

Private and public colleges, as well as the federal government, have offered their various views and opinions on how sexual assault cases on college campuses should be handled. Title IX is the federal law that dictates how such cases must be handled procedurally by colleges who receive federal funding. Almost all colleges...

Student Discipline and Expulsion Procedures in Massachusetts Public and Charter Schools

Posted on February 25, 2016

Due Process and Educational Services From schoolyard pranks to serious offenses, students facing disciplinary action in Massachusetts public and charter schools have a right to due process and educational services. New Procedures for Suspending or Expelling Students Massachusetts schools used to have...

Kindergarten and Pre-K Students Suspended from Massachusetts Schools

Posted on February 4, 2016

A WBUR analysis of state data shows that 603 kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students were suspended from Massachusetts public and charter schools in the 2014-15 school year. Reasons for the suspensions included hitting, disrupting, disrespecting, throwing things, and fighting. Suspending children that young raises a host of questions for...