Friday Snippets 10/24/08 - Mad Librarians

Wow - this is highly concerning.

A 16.2 million dollar hazing ruling against UT -Austin.

The N.J. Senate approved the severance pay cap we have been watching lately.

N.J. is also considering taking the compulsory attendance age up to 18.

Arkansas has a lawsuit claiming forced transfers of students because of race. Interesting to see what happens with this one after Parents Involved.

Schools as political pawns ... always frustrating.

What can happen with bad information and panicky text messages to every student.

Taking library fees to the extreme. Reminds me of this Seinfeld episode.

I am going to keep pointing these out, because alternative energy s just a great idea for schools.

This is funny.

Schools are canceling class more because of safety concerns on voting day. I am okay with that. Sends a good message to students that voting is pretty important.

Hit a Jew Day ... What the? h/t Scott McLeod

Around the Blogosphere:

Mark Walsh has teacher and employee speech cases. Always fun.

Jon Becker (who I feel is probably tired of exchanging emails with me) found time somehow to do this online technology presentation.

Title IX blog has a good case on inadequate facilities.

Jeff Marcus has three good special education cases, including one on settlementenforceability.

Mitchell Rubinstein has the 2nd Circuit refusing to extend Title VII to sexual orientation discrimination. Still not there yet.

Pam Parker at Texas Teacher Law gets a new purple page. Be sure to update your readers.

And your Friday Fun:

In honor of the world series ... The United Countries of Baseball - I love pictures like this. Nice to see the team with one of the smallest nations in the Series. I am a national league guy (a Cardinals fan for life), but you can't root against the Rays here.