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Web Accessibility in Education Must Be a Higher Priority

By Jennifer Flood JD, President and CEO, National Compliance Group
As schools expand into the online space by way of courses, content for classes, and even enrollment, those web properties and related material must be accessible to those with disabilities. This article will discuss the legal background, penalties for non-compliance and what we can do moving forward.

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Affordability and Student Loans – Session One

Maximizing Lease Protections in Case of a Future School Closure

By Julie S. Mebane, Partner in Duane Morris LLP’s Real Estate Practice Group
The best way for a school tenant to protect itself against dire consequences following a school closure is to negotiate and include in its lease particular protections that will afford options and flexibility for dealing with a closure. This article describes some of the provisions that are recommended for consideration at the lease negotiation and documentation stage.

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Affordability and Student Loans – Session One

Too Good to be True? Yes. The Student Loan “Relief” Scam

By Katherine (Kate) Lee Carey, Special Counsel, Cooley LLP
A new Internet scam is targeting students with false promises of “debt relief” and besmirching the good name of many colleges in the process. Your institution can take a number of steps to protect itself and its students from becoming victims.

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Affordability and Student Loans – Session One

Navigating Relationship Risks: An Overview of Policy Approaches to Governing Consensual Employee-Student Relationships in the University

By Hayley Hanson, Katie Jo Luningham, Husch Blackwell LLP
In the past, colleges and universities have been hesitant to enact policies policing romantic and/or sexual relationships, but now many schools are taking action to implement employee-student relationship policies. This articles looks at four possible policy approaches.

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Affordability and Student Loans – Session One

Planning for the Unthinkable: Private Sector Institutions are Uniquely Vulnerable to Active Shooter Incidents on Campus

By Peter S. Leyton, Esq., and Stephen T. Chema II, Esq., Ritzert & Leyton, PC
In 2015, there were 330 verified mass shooting incidents in the United States.1 In a study examining the problem of active shooter incidents, the FBI defined “active shooter incidents” as incidents involving “an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area.”

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Affordability and Student Loans – Session One

CFPB Rules Proposal may Drastically Impact School Arbitration Agreements

By Bill Ojile, Partner, and Henry Baskerville, Of Counsel, Armstrong Teasdale, LLP
On October 7, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its intent to launch a rulemaking process that would prohibit companies from using arbitration clauses that preclude consumers from filing class action lawsuits.

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Affordability and Student Loans – Session One