The school-based property tax levy within the Williams Bay School District boundaries will see a 13,83% decline after the Williams Bay Board of Education on Oct. 23 approved the district’s
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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: T.W., a minor, through Waltman v. Southern Columbia Area School District (2020 WL 7027636) (M.D. Pa. 2020), Federal District Court for Middle District of Pennsylvania denies student’s and parents’ motion for preliminary injunction to lift suspension and allow student to participate in athletics for 2020-2021 school year. SUMMARY AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND A high school student, T.W., and his parents commenced a civil rights action against the Southern Columbia School District after the student was suspended from participating in all school athletic programs for the 2020-2021 school year for violating the School District’s Code of Conduct. The District formalized its Code of Conduct in its High School Student Handbook. Indicating that participation in extracurricular activities is a privilege and not a right, Section VII of the Handbook set forth that those who participate in extracurricular activities were held to a higher standard than those who do not participate. Moreover, the Code stated that it would be enforced against students whether the offense occurred on or off school property. In particular, under a rule applicable only to those in extracurricular activities, students subject to the Handbook’s Drug and Alcohol Policy were prohibited from attending any event in which underage drinking, smoking, or drug use was occurring. Actual consumption of alcohol or drugs was not required to establish a violation. The Handbook also set forth that when the student learns a violation has occurred, the principal/designee must give the student oral notice of the allegations and an opportunity to explain or defend his or her conduct.