18 results for 'cat:"Education" AND cat:"Class Action"'.
J. Kennelly partially grants a former Chicago public school student’s motion for class certification, for all students who “participated in the Quiet Time program in Chicago Public Schools during Chicago Public School’s academic calendar” between 2015 and 2019, and turned 18 on Jan. 13, 2021, or later. The court finds the student has sufficiently alleged the public school system’s “Quiet Time” program had “hidden” Hindu religious elements, such as chanting Sanskrit mantras that honored Hindu deities.
Court: USDC Northern District of Illinois, Judge: Kennelly, Filed On: April 19, 2024, Case #: 123cv218, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: education, class Action, First Amendment
J. Aiken dismisses the students' class action alleging that the Oregon Department of Education misused shortened school day schedules for disabled students between the ages of 3 and 21, and that the misused shortened school days caused these students to “frequently fall behind academically and miss out on critical social opportunities in which they can practice appropriate behaviors.” The students argue that SB 819 leaves them vulnerable to harm to their education and social opportunities, but SB 819 was enacted to protect the students in the ways they identified in this case.
Court: USDC Oregon, Judge: Aiken, Filed On: February 29, 2024, Case #: 6:19cv96, NOS: Amer w/Disabilities - Other - Civil Rights, Categories: Ada / Rehabilitation Act, education, class Action
J. Brann allows student’s class claim against Bucknell University for holding remote classes, rather than in-person schooling, during the Covid-19 pandemic. The college retained the student’s full tuition paid for in-person learning and it was not clear a reasonable opportunity was provided for the student to reject the change and be reimbursed.
Court: USDC Middle District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Brann, Filed On: February 23, 2024, Case #: 4:23cv1907, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: education, class Action, Contract
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J. Hurd grants final approval to a class action settlement to resolve claims that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute failed to reimburse its students for on-campus services after converting to online-only teaching in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. While the full settlement amount was not disclosed in the ruling, named representatives of the class action suit will each receive $10,000, and class counsel will receive $2.16 million in attorney fees and $119,360 in costs.
Court: USDC Northern District of New York, Judge: Hurd, Filed On: January 9, 2024, Case #: 1:20cv470, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: education, Covid-19, class Action
J. Molter finds an appeals court erred in reversing the decision of a trial court, which had correctly determined that a student could not bring a class action against Ball State University for claims relating to its handling of Covid. After the student filed suit, Indiana’s governor signed a law that specifically barred such class actions. The student’s rights are not infringed by that law, not least because he can still pursue personal and non-class claims against the university. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Supreme Court, Judge: Molter, Filed On: November 21, 2023, Case #: 23S‐PL‐60, Categories: education, Covid-19, class Action
Per curiam, the 11th Circuit finds that the district court improperly dismissed a class action brought by the parent alleging that the school board violated minors' rights to a free appropriate public education in violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the ADA. The class alleged that the school board excluded disabled students from classroom instruction by sending them home early and telling parents to keep students home even if they were not suspended. In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling earlier this year in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, the class may proceed with the action seeking compensatory monetary and punitive damages without attempting to exhaust administrative remedies because the IDEA does not provide relief for those damages. Vacated.
Court: 11th Circuit, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: November 13, 2023, Case #: 22-14083, Categories: education, class Action
J. Currey finds that the trial court prematurely dismissed a challenge to the constitutionality of a school district's Covid-19 distance-learning policy at the pleading stage. Distance learning has ended but the challengers' claim that the policy was discriminatory is not moot as they have a viable remedy for alleged past and continuing harms. Also, it was error to strike class allegations due to the possibly individualized nature of the remedies. Allegations of intra-district and inter-district race and wealth discrimination were sufficient to survive the pleading stage. And allegations that distance-learning policies continue to cause learning loss and disengagement could be remedied by injunctive relief. Reversed in part.
Court: California Courts Of Appeal, Judge: Currey, Filed On: September 19, 2023, Case #: B315814, Categories: education, Covid-19, class Action
J. Stargel finds the trial court properly dismissed the students’ class action complaint against the university for charging mandatory fees during the Covid-19 pandemic and not allowing in-person classes. There was no express written agreement guaranteeing the students an in-person experience, “it is merely an implied contract and sovereign immunity protections remain in force.” Affirmed.
Court: Florida Courts Of Appeal, Judge: Stargel, Filed On: August 25, 2023, Case #: 6D23-1203, Categories: education, Immunity, class Action
J. Haight grants the class's motion for more than $139,000 in attorney fees, ruling its status as the prevailing party entitles it to fees under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, while the hourly rates and work hours submitted by the attorneys are reasonable, given their experience and the complexity of the litigation.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Haight, Filed On: August 24, 2023, Case #: 3:16cv1197, NOS: Education - Civil Rights, Categories: education, Attorney Fees, class Action
J. Beeler largely grants the university's motion to dismiss claims brought by its former baseball players alleging that baseball coaches created a sexualized and abusive environment in their program which the university took no action to curb. Breach-of-contract claims brought by students who left the university before 2018 are time-barred, but their Title IX and state education code claims are not. Tort claims, however, are time-barred. Title IX retaliation claims survive, and contract claims by newer players are dismissed with leave to amend. Claims making allegations against the Archdiocese of San Francisco also survive, though it is "highly doubtful" that the allegations would be admissible at trial. Finally, a claim for injunctive relief is moot and so is dismissed.
Court: USDC Northern District of California, Judge: Beeler, Filed On: August 4, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv1559, NOS: Education - Civil Rights, Categories: education, class Action
J. Kirsch finds that the lower court properly dismissed a class action against the school district accusing it of using excessive force against students with behavioral disabilities. There is no support for the parents' claims that the school district had a widespread practice of Fourth Amendment violations against students who struggle with self-regulation. Affirmed.
Court: 7th Circuit, Judge: Kirsch, Filed On: July 20, 2023, Case #: 22-2527, Categories: Civil Rights, education, class Action
J. Scudder finds that the lower court improperly dismissed a student class action over the cancellation of in-person classes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Evidence presented by the students, including course catalogs, the class registration system, and pre-pandemic practices, can all suffice under Illinois law to allege the existence of an implied contract between a university and its students for in-person instruction. Reversed.
Court: 7th Circuit, Judge: Scudder, Filed On: July 12, 2023, Case #: 21-2988, Categories: education, Covid-19, class Action