On December 31, 2021, the Connecticut State Department of Education (“CSDE”) issued a memorandum updating guidance to school districts regarding the use of remote learning
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
Since I was little, I have been in love with the Christmas season, especially Christmas trees. Now that I am principal of
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
As the principal of an elementary school (let’s call it Acorn Elementary for fun), I like to promote a friendly atmosphere for
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
I have been reading about the various threats that school administrators have had to deal with in recent weeks, but I didn’t
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
I am an assistant principal and, earlier this week, two students reported to me that another student, “Joe Blow” (not his real
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In Janus v. AFSCME (U.S. 2018), the United States Supreme Court ruled that imposing compulsory agency fees on non-union members violates employee First Amendment rights.
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
I saw your recent column about a student wearing a shirt to school with the vulgar slogan referring to President Biden, “Let’s
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
One of the few good things to come out of the pandemic was the ability we developed on the fly to provide
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
Recently, a teacher alerted me to a student’s wearing a “Let’s Go Brandon” shirt, and she asked how to deal with students
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Jarad Lucan and Christopher Engler will present the session, “Connecticut FMLA and Leave Changes on the Horizon” during the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges (CCIC)
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