By POE's Legal Team It’s that time of year again when the POE legal department sends out our information and reminder about Oklahoma’s continuing contract and notification law. The notification deadlines for both teachers and school districts are in June.…
Legal update by Madalynn Martin, Associate General Counsel Do you know that each school district in Oklahoma is required to formally observe Veterans Day annually? Oklahoma statutes (70 O.S. § 24-152) state that on Nov. 11 every year school districts…
POE Legal Update -- By: Madalynn Martin, Associate General Counsel This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court finally guided schools on off-campus student speech. Back in 1969, the Supreme Court held that students do not shed their constitutional right to free…
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As of right now, there are not any provisions for mandatory paid federal leave if you have contracted COVID-19. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) gave two weeks (up to 80 hours) of paid leave to anyone who was…
By POE's Legal Team Recently, the Oklahoma State School Boards Association (OSSBA) distributed a sample COVID-19 Vaccine Interest Survey to school districts in order to help Oklahoma public health officials gauge how many vaccines will be needed when teachers soon…
