The Swier Law Firm Education Law Blog
Our team is keeping you informed and up to date on the latest happenings on the law in South Dakota. Read more on our blog.
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School District Warns Families Of "Concerning” TikTok Trend The Sioux Falls School District has sent an email to families about a new TikTok trend they call concerning. -
Supply Chain Issues Causing Concern Over School Lunches in South Dakota School is back in session, but food supply issues are giving districts across the nation trouble when it comes to serving school lunches, including South Dakota -
Mitchell School District Reinstates Mask Mandate The Mitchell School District has reinstituted a mandate requiring masks to be worn in all district buildings to slow the spread of the coronavirus. -
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Officially Opens Jefferson High School Another milestone for Jefferson High School in Sioux Falls. The Chamber of Commerce celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday. -
Workgroup Responds to South Dakota DOE Changes Some members of a workgroup responsible for drafting social studies standards are upset their recommendations were changed by the SD Department of Education -
Top Educators Talk The Future of South Dakota K-12 Students The future of K-12 education in South Dakota includes medical marijuana, new social studies standards and the ripple effects of COVID-19. -
Sioux Falls School District: Students, Staff “May Choose” To Wear Masks This School Year The Sioux Falls School District says students, teachers, and staff “may choose” whether or not to wear a mask this school year. -
Lawmakers Approve Rules for Medical Pot in Public Schools The SD Department of Education has succeeded in its second attempt to get legislators to approve rules for allowing medical marijuana in public schools -
SD Department of Education's American Rescue Plan Approved Earlier this year, the Department Of Education distributed two-thirds of the American Rescue Plan funds totaling $81 billion across 50 states. -
Supreme Court Rules Cheerleader's Obscenities Are Protected By The 1st Amendment In a victory for student speech rights, the Supreme Court ruled that a cheerleader's online F-bombs about her school is protected under the 1st Amendment.