An Oklahoma student was sent home because school officials believed her dreadlocks distracted from a respectful environment. A school in Ohio faced criticism for banning “Afro puffs” and small twisted braids, and a North Carolina school came under scrutiny when students were forbidden from wearing African head wraps. A boy in Mississippi was suspended after […]
Legal Matters: December 2019
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Policy & Advocacy Center Newsletter: November 2019
Get the news and tools you need to advocate for your school. View this email online. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) Named NASSP Congressional Champion During NPM National Principals Month came to a close last month, with school leaders around the country widely heralded for their consistent and tireless efforts to create positive […]
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Legal Matters: November 2019
School leaders generally want to ensure that they are providing equal educational opportunities for all student athletes, regardless of gender. Although the implementing regulations of Title IX provide some guidance, they can still be difficult to navigate. A 2015 report issued by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) indicated that there […]
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Principal Well-Being: A Missing Link
I was told by a supervisor: The principal stands alone. She was giving me that blunt reality check, and it’s so true. And that’s what I’m not sure is sustainable, because I don’t know how to continue to be creative and how to continue to be passionate if I have to keep worrying about my […]
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Learning to Manage ADHD in the Classroom
Todd Esposito is sure of three things: First, no teacher anywhere wants to walk into a classroom and not feel in control. Second, every student can learn. And third, there is no such thing as a student who wants to fail. For the past 26 years, Esposito has served as a special education teacher in […]
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Policy & Advocacy Center Newsletter: October 2019
Get the news and tools you need to advocate for your school. View this email online. October is National Principals Month! Will You Advocate With Us? This October, we are using National Principals Month (NPM) to celebrate the dedication of our nation’s principals by recognizing their achievements and thanking them for creating […]
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Pins and Posts: October 2019
Adulting 101 Fern Creek High School in Louisville, KY, is making sure its students are prepared for the real world with a new class called Adulting 101. The three-day course for seniors was created by the school’s college access resource teacher Sara Wilson-Abell. “We’re preparing students for life after high school,” she says. “Yesterday was […]
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Learning to Manage ADHD in the Classroom
Todd Esposito is sure of three things: First, no teacher anywhere wants to walk into a classroom and not feel in control. Second, every student can learn. And third, there is no such thing as a student who wants to fail. For the past 26 years, Esposito has served as a special education teacher in […]
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Legal Matters: September 2019
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other federal agencies often release guidance to explain existing law. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), for example, provides guidance as an interpretation of federal law to assist schools as they develop policies. This is often referred to as an “agency letter,” which helps […]
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NASSP’s 2019 Assistant Principal of the Year: Meghan Redmond
New Stuyahok, AK, is as rural as it gets. Imagine a small Alaskan town with only 510 people, surrounded by serene, beautiful mountains and tundra and where hunting, fishing, and subsisting off the land aren’t merely hobbies—they are a way of life. The town is isolated from road and highway systems, and the only way […]