For more than half a decade, the School District of Philadelphia denied Amanda Wible equal educational opportunity. Her peers had a chance to learn in a school setting free from severe or pervasive sexual harassment, but she was denied that chance. Classmates sexually harassed her each day, assaulting her, spitting on her, destroying her schoolwork, [...]
The Tyler Clementi Foundation has named David J. Berney, Jennifer Y. Sang, and Kevin Golembiewski 2018 Upstander Award winners. The Award honors individuals who advance the Foundation's mission of ending bullying in schools, workplaces, and faith communities. The Foundation selected Berney, Sang, and Golembiewski based on their advocacy in Wible v. School District of Philadelphia, [...]
The Notebook, Philadelphia's leading newspaper on public education, published an article today covering Berney & Sang's appeal in Nicole B. v. School District of Philadelphia. The appeal argues that the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act protect students from discriminatory bullying and harassment. It is a landmark appeal, with the potential to secure important protections for children [...]
Release: Appeal challenges Philadelphia court’s ruling that Pennsylvania school districts have no obligation to protect children from discriminatory bullying and harassment. January 29, 2018 Contact: Kevin Golembiewski; Berney & Sang; 215.690.1722; kag@berneylaw.com; @k_golembiewski (Twitter). Philadelphia, PA: An appeal filed last week against the School District of Philadelphia seeks to overturn a Court of Common Pleas [...]
