LEXIS RESOURCES

• Do Process! Rules and Tips for Student Suspension and Expulsion Due Process (July 2018, presentation for the NC Association of Public Charter Schools Annual Conference)
• Take 5 - Five Important Legal Principles and Practices for Non-profit Boards​

Charter Schools

• 10 Strategic Legal Practices
• 2016 NC Charter Law Update
• 2015 NC Charter Law Update 
• 2014 NC Charter Law Update
• Charter School Legal Framework (diagram)
• Charter School Leadership and the Law: 10 Strategic Practices
• Strategic Practices: Employee Contracting (2014)
• Charter School Enrollment Safety Risks and Requirements (2014)
• Public Records on Your Personal Cell Phone (2012)
• What Health and Safety Rules Apply to Charter Schools? (2012)
• Effective Contracts (2012)

Independent Schools 

• NC Court of Appeals Private School Tuition Ruling (January, 2016)
• Assorted School Law Articles by David Hostetler for the Association of Classical and Christian Schools (2011-2013)

Public Schools (Traditional and Charter Schools)

• OCR Guidance Regarding Disability-based Bullying (2014)
• School Violence Prevention and Cyberbullying Legislative Update (2009)
• The "Law of Policies" (2010)

School Cyberlaw

• Off-Campus School Cyberbullying: 1st Amendment Principles, Problems and Proposal (2014)
• Children's Privacy in Virtual K-12 Education (2013)
• Legal Quondaries of Employee e-File Searches: City of Ontario v. Quon (2012)
• 2011 School Cyberlaw Review: Cases and News 
• Employee Web Postings and Disciplinary Boundaries (2009)
• Cyber Charter Schools: An Analysis of NC Current Charter School Legislation (M. Knight, 2005)
• School CyberSystems: School Operations (2004)
• School CyberSafety: Child Protection, Privacy and Confidentiality (2004)
• School CyberSpeech (Fall 2003)      

         

PUBLIC RESOURCES
North Carolina

• NC Constitution, Education Clauses, Art. I, §15; Art IX.2
• NC General Assembly Page (statutes, bills, session laws)
• NC General Education Statutes (G.S. 115C)
• NC Appellate Court Opinions
• NC Administrative Code (NCAC), Title 16 ("Public Instruction")
• NC School Attendance and Student Accounting Manual (2014-15)
• UNC School of Government School Law Bulletin
• NC Department of Public Instruction Exceptional Children Website 

NC School Safety 

• NC School Safety, Security & Health Assessment (NC DPI)
• Keeping NC Schools Safe & Secure (NC DoJ Report)

Federal

• United States Constitution
• United Stated Code (USC), Education, Title 20
• Unites Stated Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Education, Title 34
• Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
• Key U.S. Department of Education Guidance 2008-2014 (NSBA)

Selected Laws and General Resources

• NC Public Meetings Statutes (G.S. 143, Art. 33C)
• NC Employee Records Privacy Statutes (G.S. 115C, Art. 21A)
• National School Boards Association, School Law Page

Exceptional Children​

• CFR EC Regulations, Title 34, Pt. 300
• US Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
• EC Dictionary 
• US Office of Civil Rights ("OCR") and Disabilities Protections

Charter School Resources

• NC Charter Act (begins at Part 6A)
• NC Office of Charter Schools ("OCS") Website
• NC Attorney General Opinions re. Charter Schools

Independent Schools

• NC Department of Administration, Division of Non-public Education

School Leadership Preparation

• Appalachian State University, Leadership and Educational Studies