Karen Kalzer

Payroll Protection Plan (PPP) Loans Authorized Under the CARES Act to Faith Based Organizations

Coronavirus / COVID-19, Coronavirus / COVID-19, Education, Employment

On Friday April 4, 2020, the Small Business Association (SBA) issued guidance regarding the availability of the Payroll Protection Plan (PPP) loans authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and. Economic Security (CARES) Act to faith-based organizations.  That frequently-asked-questions (FAQ) sheet offers us some guidance and can be found here. The FAQ clarifies that religious entities […]


Washington Close to Amending Child Pornography Laws to Address Teen Sexting

Education

Of particular relevance to our public and private educational institutional clients, Washington State is closer to amending its child-pornography laws to consider the impact that technology and child development have on teens and the prosecution of such cases. HB 1742 would decriminalize or lower the penalties for certain types of transmission of teen sexual imagery, […]


Karen Kalzer

What You Should Know About the Proposed Title IX Regulations

Education

By and large, independent schools are not subject to Title IX and its guidance regarding sexual misconduct complaints.  However, often our parents have Title IX-like expectations.  Under the Obama administration, more aggressive enforcement was the norm and the parent expectation.  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rescinded those guidelines in 2017.  On Friday, November 16, 2018, the […]


Liability for School Shootings

Education

Recently, a 15 year old high school sophomore, fatally shot another student, Sam Strahan and wounded three others at Freeman High School in Rockford, Washington.  The shooter brought a handgun and an assault rifle to school in a duffel bag he carried on to the school bus.  The assault rifle jammed when he tried to […]


Karen Kalzer

Breaking Down the Charter School Decision

Education

The Washington State Supreme Court has invalidated the Charter Schools Act because its funding provisions violate the Washington State Constitution. The Court found that the unconstitutional funding provisions of the Act cannot be segregated from the rest of the Act, so that the entire Act is invalid.