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		<title>Education Week: Lawandcourts</title>
		<description>Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators</description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Case Over Cheerleader-Uniform Design]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The battle stems from Varsity Brands' efforts to gain copyright protection for the design of stripes, chevrons, zigzags, and color blocks that are on its uniforms.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Parents Sue Little League for Allegedly Ignoring Eligibility Concerns]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2016/02/parents_sue_little_league_for_allegedly_ignoring_eligibility_concerns.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2016/02/parents_sue_little_league_for_allegedly_ignoring_eligibility_concerns.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[In the lawsuit, the Chicago-based team's parents allege Little League was aware of potential residency issues, "but chose to ignore and/or deliberately conceal these facts in order to garner higher ratings, publicity, and money."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Pop Warner to Proceed to Trial]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2015/12/judge_allows_lawsuit_against_pop_warner_to_proceed_to_trial.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2015/12/judge_allows_lawsuit_against_pop_warner_to_proceed_to_trial.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A Los Angeles judge ruled that a teenage football player may proceed to trial against the national Pop Warner organization, four years after he suffered an on-field injury that left him a quadriplegic.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Texas H.S. Football Players May Face Charges After Tackling Referee]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2015/09/texas_hs_football_players_may_face_charges_after_tackling_referee.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2015/09/texas_hs_football_players_may_face_charges_after_tackling_referee.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Two football players from John Jay High School in San Antonio, Texas, could be facing criminal charges after appearing to intentionally tackle a referee during a game on Friday night.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Team Sues Little League Over Stripped Championship]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2015/06/jackie_robinson_west_sues_little_league_over_stripped_championship.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2015/06/jackie_robinson_west_sues_little_league_over_stripped_championship.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A Chicago-based former Little League team has filed a lawsuit against Little League International over the organization's decision to strip the team's United States championship earlier this year.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[USA Gymnastics Reportedly Failed to Report Sexual-Abuse Claims]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2016/08/usa_gymnastics_reportedly_failed_to_report_sexual-abuse_claims.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2016/08/usa_gymnastics_reportedly_failed_to_report_sexual-abuse_claims.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[USA Gymnastics, which develops the U.S. Olympic team, reportedly failed to inform authorities of numerous allegations regarding sexual abuse by coaches.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Nebraska Expands Anti-Hazing Law to Cover Primary and Secondary Schools]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2016/04/nebraska_expands_anti-hazing_law_to_cover_primary_and_secondary_schools.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2016/04/nebraska_expands_anti-hazing_law_to_cover_primary_and_secondary_schools.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a bill into law Wednesday that expands the state's anti-hazing regulations to elementary, middle, and high schools rather than just post-secondary institutions.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Parents Sue N.Y. School Districts, Medical Responders Over Football Player's Death]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2014/11/parents_sue_ny_school_districts_medical_responders_over_football_players_death.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2014/11/parents_sue_ny_school_districts_medical_responders_over_football_players_death.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The parents of a 16-year-old who died last fall from football-related brain trauma are suing the New York school districts he played for and the medical responders who tended to him the night he sustained his fatal injury.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[H.S. Sports Programs in Va., Okla. Facing Allegations of Sexual Assaults]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2016/01/hs_sports_programs_in_va_okla_facing_allegations_of_sexual_assaults.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2016/01/hs_sports_programs_in_va_okla_facing_allegations_of_sexual_assaults.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A high school basketball program in Virginia has been suspended indefinitely amid allegations of a sexual assault involving a 16-year-old boy, while junior varsity wrestlers in Oklahoma face similar allegations.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Coaches, Athletic Director Facing Charges Following Alleged Hazing Incident]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2016/01/coaches_athletic_director_facing_charges_following_alleged_hazing_incident.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2016/01/coaches_athletic_director_facing_charges_following_alleged_hazing_incident.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Two high school basketball coaches and an assistant principal/athletic director are facing criminal charges stemming from an alleged hazing incident that resulted in the hospitalization of a 15-year-old boy.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Texas Cheerleaders Take Religious Message Battle to State Supreme Court]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2014/08/texas_cheerleaders_take_religious-message_battle_to_state_supreme_court.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2014/08/texas_cheerleaders_take_religious-message_battle_to_state_supreme_court.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A group of Texas high school cheerleaders filed a petition with the state Supreme Court over an ongoing dispute about the display of banners with religious messages at high school football games.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Judge Dismisses Concussion Lawsuit Against Illinois High School Association]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2015/11/judge_dismisses_concussion_lawsuit_against_illinois_high_school_association.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2015/11/judge_dismisses_concussion_lawsuit_against_illinois_high_school_association.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[An Illinois judge has dismissed the nation's first class-action lawsuit against a state high school association over its handling of concussions, ruling that it had made strides in that regard since the filing of the lawsuit.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Three Ga. Student-Athletes Accused of Prom-Night Rape]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2014/06/three_ga_student-athletes_accused_of_prom-night_rape.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2014/06/three_ga_student-athletes_accused_of_prom-night_rape.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Three Ga. high school seniors have been charged with aggravated sexual battery and consumption of alcohol by a minor stemming from an alleged sexual assault during a post-prom party.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Appeals Court Puts Kibosh on Deferred-Compensation Plan for NCAA Athletes]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2015/10/appeals_court_puts_kibosh_on_deferred-compensation_plan_for_ncaa_athletes.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2015/10/appeals_court_puts_kibosh_on_deferred-compensation_plan_for_ncaa_athletes.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a proposed plan that would have paid certain student-athletes as much as $5,000 annually in deferred compensation.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[District's Hair-Length Rule for Male Basketball Players Struck Down by Court]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2014/02/districts_hair-length_rule_for_male_basketball_players_shot_down_by_court.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2014/02/districts_hair-length_rule_for_male_basketball_players_shot_down_by_court.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has struck down an Indiana school district's policy requiring short hair for boys on the basketball team, ruling that the lack of a similar policy for girls'-team basketball players results in illegal sex discrimination.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[NLRB Rejects Northwestern Football Players' Attempt to Unionize]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2015/08/nebraska_activities_association_to_add_new_championships_for_unified_sports.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2015/08/nebraska_activities_association_to_add_new_championships_for_unified_sports.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The National Labor Relations Board unanimously declined jurisdiction Monday in the case involving Northwestern University football players attempting to unionize.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Internet Rallies Around Alleged Maryville Sexual-Assault Victim]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2013/10/internet_rallies_around_alleged_maryville_sexual-assault_victim.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2013/10/internet_rallies_around_alleged_maryville_sexual-assault_victim.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A seven-month investigation into an alleged sexual assault by a high school football player in a small Missouri town has set the internet ablaze.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[High School Soccer Players Arrested for Sexual Assault in Mass.]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2013/09/three_mass_hs_soccer_players_arrested_for_sexual_assault.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2013/09/three_mass_hs_soccer_players_arrested_for_sexual_assault.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The three Somerville High School juniors allegedly entered a freshman cabin and sexually assaulted three victims.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[High School Soccer Player Pleads Guilty in Death of Referee]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2013/08/high_school_soccer_player_pleads_guilty_in_death_of_referee.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2013/08/high_school_soccer_player_pleads_guilty_in_death_of_referee.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Lawandcourts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A 17-year-old Utah soccer player accused of killing a referee earlier this year pleaded guilty to third-degree felony homicide by assault.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Coaches Immune From Student's Privacy Lawsuit, Appeals Court Rules]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2013/06/coaches_immune_from_students_privacy_lawsuit_appeals_court_rules.html</guid>
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				<description><![CDATA[Two high school softball coaches are immune from a student's privacy lawsuit because there was no clearly established law barring school officials from discussing a student's private matters with the student's parent.]]></description>
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