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  • Title IX Ruling Protects Homeschool from Federal Overreach

    05/09/2024 9:40:40 PM PDT · by george76 · 5 replies
    HSLDA ^ | May 07, 2024 | Darren Jones
    Officials tried to use a novel interpretation of tax law to expand the reach of Title IX regulations. This ruling put a stop to that. . A federal court of appeals ruling last month protects nonprofits (including private schools and homeschools) from federal overreach in the context of Title IX regulations. Schools that receive government money have to abide by Title IX, but the court found that having 501(c)(3) status is not enough to put a private school into that category. The ruling means private schools cannot be subject to Title IX solely because of their status with the IRS....
  • Catholic school can legally fire teacher in same-sex marriage, appeals court rules

    05/09/2024 9:23:21 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 8 replies
    Christian Post ^ | 05/09/2024 | Michael Gryboski
    A Catholic school in North Carolina was within its legal rights to dismiss a substitute teacher because he was in a same-sex marriage, a federal appeals court ruled.A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday that Charlotte Catholic High School could fire Lonnie Billard for marrying a man.Circuit Judge Pamela Harris, an Obama appointee, authored the majority opinion, concluding that the Catholic school was protected by the "ministerial exception," noting that Billard's employment involved an inherently religious element."We conclude that the school entrusted Billard with 'vital religious duties,' making him a 'messenger' of its...