Dear Legal Mailbag:
As the principal of an elementary school, I have had my difficulties with permission slips for various field trips. More than once,
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Julie Fay and Dori Pagé Antonetti Author NAIS Legal Tip of the Week
Julie Fay and Dori Pagé Antonetti authored the NAIS Legal Tip of the Week article, “Pay Attention to the Truth in Lending Act When Offering
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 2/5/2020
Dear Legal Mailbag:
I try to be fair in dealing with teacher concerns, big and small. But the latest complaint has me stumped. One of
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Coronavirus: Guidance for Schools
This winter, schools have had to cope with a particularly difficult cold and flu season and, now, are grappling with how to respond to concerns
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SEE YOU IN COURT! – February 2020
Nellie Newbie was excited to be a newly-elected member of the Nutmeg Board of Education, but she admits that she has a lot to learn.
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 1/29/2020
Dear Legal Mailbag:
I am an avid reader of Legal Mailbag, and your advice has been helpful as I do my job as a principal.
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Julie Fay co-authors Net Assets Magazine article “Risk & Compliance: Out of Sight, Top of Mind”
Julie Fay and co-author, Jeff Olsen senior vice president at Fred C. Church Inc., wrote the NBOA’s Net Assets Magazine article “Risk & Compliance: Out
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SDE Issues Revised Guidance on Initial Evaluation Timelines: Federal Timeline Will No Longer Be Applicable Beginning 2020-2021
On January 23, 2020, the Connecticut State Department of Education (“SDE”) issued updated guidance on the timeline for initial special education evaluations (available here
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 1/22/2020
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Under our teacher contract, requests for leave come first to me as the building principal, and then they go to the assistant
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 1/15/2020
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Teaching Civics or anything remotely connected to how our government functions (or doesn’t function) has become a contact sport for teachers and
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