NC Education Lawyer Blog

As a student-side higher education attorney, I view campus controversies through two lenses at once: law and institutional responsibility. Not every harmful editorial choice is unlawful. Not every offensive joke creates liability. Nonetheless, universities and the organizations operating within them do not get to ignore the legal and policy environment in which their speech lands. That is why two April Fools pieces published by The Daily Tar Heel deserve serious criticism.

A new study from researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill has intensified a debate that many North Carolina families, educators, and school leaders have been having for years: how much cellphone use during the school day is too much? We believe that when students are spending roughly one-third of the school day on their phones, it is not just a classroom management issue, it is an access-to-learning issue, a policy issue, and a student rights issue. New Study Finds Students Spend About