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Key Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Deadlines for Connecticut Public School Districts

By Andrew N. Davis, Alfredo G. Fernández & Sarah Kettenmann

Connecticut public school districts face two important compliance deadlines under CGS § 10-220(d) related to IAQ and HVAC systems. With these deadlines…

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What the IMG Academy Enforcement Action Means for Schools: A Risk-Based Approach to OFAC Sanctions Compliance

By Julie C. Fay, Alfredo G. Fernández & Tom Owen

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently announced a $1.7 million settlement agreement with IMG Academy…

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New Law Phases Out Early Kindergarten Admission in Connecticut

By Dori Pagé Antonetti, Jessica Richman Smith & Ian Saum

Last week, Governor Lamont signed into law Public Act 26-1, bringing about changes that will affect the age at which students may…

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A Practical Guide to Connecticut School Law

By Thomas B. Mooney on October 24, 2023
Posted in Featured, Public Schools

A Practical Guide to Connecticut School Law is the leading treatise on Connecticut school law, and it is used by school administrators and other educators…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 3/12/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on March 18, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Public Schools, Students

Dear Legal Mailbag:

            I am the principal of an elementary school in a town that has one thing in common with Lake Wobegon, Minnesota –…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 3/5/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on March 9, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Rights of Teachers

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

Our local teachers union is at it again.  I am in my first year as…

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See You In Court – February 2026

By Thomas B. Mooney on March 5, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, CABE Journal Columns, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

It is only February, but things are not looking good for 2025-2026 budget of the Nutmeg Board of Education.  The costs of fixing damage caused…

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See You In Court – March 2026

By Thomas B. Mooney on March 5, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, CABE Journal Columns, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

Bob Bombast, veteran member of the Nutmeg Board of Education, decided that he needed to up his social media game.  In recent years, he has been…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 2/26/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on February 27, 2026
Posted in Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Uncategorized

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag,

With the rising cost of healthcare, lack of state funding for excess cost grants, flat…

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Is Your Grievance Procedure Preempted by Title IX?

By Sarah N. Niemiroski on February 26, 2026
Posted in Colleges and Universities, Featured, Independent Schools, Public Schools, Title IX

Maybe.

In a novel decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court held in Rutgers v. AFSCME, Local 888, that the 2020 Title IX regulations preempted…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 2/20/26

By Joseph Miller on February 20, 2026
Posted in Public Schools, Rights of Students, Students

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Guest Columnist: Joseph Miller

Hello, Legal Mailbag.  

Your posts are so helpful to us school administrators—we appreciate you!…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 2/12/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on February 13, 2026
Posted in Discipline, Discipline of Special Education Students, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Special Education, Students

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

As an assistant principal, one of my main jobs is handling discipline. Recently, one of…

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My fiancee got these for me one February when I had the flu. I wanted them as a photo prop, hoping I’d get better in time to shoot it for Valentine’s Day, but… at least they looked just as pretty the next year. 

What you see is the contents of 9 little boxes. I was surprised that so many were needed, but fewer just didn’t have the right look.

CAS Legal Mailbag – 2/5/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on February 9, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Freedom of Speech, Public Schools

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

The staff and students at the elementary school where I am principal enjoy every holiday…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 1/29/26

By Natalia Sieira Millán on January 31, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Child Abuse and Neglect, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Uncategorized

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

As an elementary school principal, I am usually very confident about my rights and responsibilities…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 1/22/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on January 26, 2026
Posted in Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

With all the recent hullabaloo with various federal law enforcement organizations possibly carrying out activities…

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  • New Law Phases Out Early Kindergarten Admission in Connecticut
  • CAS Legal Mailbag – 3/5/26
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