The following links are previous articles authored by W. Paul Blume, General Counsel. These articles first appeared in the ASBA publication, Reporter. Paul's articles are excerpted from each issue and posted here.

Court Rulings are Clear (Report Card May 2008)

Hey, Prez: No vote is a 'nay' vote (Report Card February 2008)

Executive session: Mays, shalls, and shall nots (November 2007)

'Private' e-mails on school computers? No such thing (September 2007)

Background checks more than we bargained for (June 2007)

Of Conferences and hearings (Winter 2007)

Student discipline for all of you who missed the last conference or dozed off (December 2006)

Dealing with the Semi-complicated Student Drug Situation (Winter 2006)

Employee References, Coming and Going ( Late Fall 2005)

Making Accommodations for Disabled Employees - and Not (Fall 2005)

Child Abuse Investigators: "Let 'em in." (Summer 2005)

Personnel Stuff for the Coming Season (Winter 2005)

Sexual Harassment: A Refresher Course (Late Fall 2004)

Once Again to the Subject of Grievances (Fall 2004)

Special ed hearings: protracted, expensive, and not fun (Summer 2004)

Do we have dual standards special students (Spring 2004)

Recipe for a grievance hearing in nine easy steps (December 2003)

More excellent laws to help the schools (November 2003)

Grievances and other gripes (October 2003)

What can school personnel search and seize? (September 2003)

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