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Perspectives on Investigation Practice

Practical thinking on due process, documentation, and what it takes to conduct defensible investigations in K-12 schools.

July 31, 2026

The Gap Between an Incident Report and a Documented Outcome (And Why That's Where the Risk Lives)

Most districts have tools to capture what happened and to record the final outcome. What's missing is the investigation in between — and that gap is where the legal risk lives.

Greg Runyan, M.Ed.Read more →

July 31, 2025

What a Parent's Attorney Looks For in a Case File (And Why Most Districts Don't Have It)

When a parent shows up with an attorney, the conversation stops being about the incident. It becomes about the file — and whether the district can prove it followed its own process.

Greg Runyan, M.Ed.Read more →