Dec 16, 2022 | Education Law, In The Media, School Employment Disputes, Special Education Law, Title IX
WhitbeckBennett Managing Partner, John Whitbeck, further discusses the situation of his client who filed suit against LCPS administrators back in June. Fired Loudoun County superintendent is accused of retaliating against a teacher By Nick Minock | December...
Dec 13, 2022 | Education Law, In The Media, School Employment Disputes, Special Education Law, Title IX
Following the revelations revealed by the Grand Jury looking into the handling of sexual assaults in Loudoun County Public Schools, WhitbeckBennett Managing Partner, John Whitbeck, provided his thoughts on this situation as it relates to his client’s suit filed back...
Oct 12, 2022 | Family Law, Criminal Law, and Other Cases involving Mental Health Issues, In The Media, Mental Health Law, Special Education Law, Virginia
“All parents should be assured of their children’s physical and mental well-being when sending them to school, regardless if it is a public or private setting. When school officials behave in such an outrageous way, the attorneys at Whitbeck Bennett...
Sep 27, 2022 | Special Education Law, Virginia
By: John Whitbeck According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 7.1 million students between the ages of three and twenty-one received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2018/19. Under federal law,...
Aug 3, 2022 | Education Law, In The Media, Mental Health Law, Special Education Law, Virginia
“As parents, we have to trust that when we send our children to school they will be safe. When that trust is so badly broken, there must be consequences.” WhitbeckBennett Partner, Elizabeth Lancaster Former principal accused in lawsuit of causing...
May 31, 2022 | In The Media, Mental Health Law, Special Education Law, The Mind Itself
Transcript of Episode 15 of The Mind Itself podcast: Arm Yourself with Knowledge [05.31.2022] John Whitbeck: The Mind Itself is a podcast about mental health, mental health law, and how they affect all aspects of our daily lives. By taking a deeper dive into how our...