The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal in favor of a Virginia assistant principal, a school resource officer, the school board, and the city after a 13‑year‑old student, O.W., sued under § 1983 following his investigation and juvenile prosecution for possessing and sharing a sexually explicit image of a 14‑year‑old classmate. Because the…

On March 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) concluded that Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) by permitting male students to access female bathrooms, locker rooms, and overnight accommodations, and to compete in female sports.  Title IX prohibits…

The case, Kocak v. Harmony Public Schools (No. 25‑50426), arose after Kemal Kocak, a District Manager of Facilities for Harmony Public Schools, was terminated following a workplace altercation. Kocak had objected to implementing a new timekeeping system, believing it would allow Harmony and Turkish intelligence to track him. After a heated confrontation with his supervisor…