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CAS Legal Mailbag – 12/1/22

By Thomas B. Mooney

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

Last week, one of the teachers in my school told me that…

See You In Court – December 2022

By Thomas B. Mooney

The members of the Nutmeg Board of Education were pleased earlier this year to partner with St. Mary’s Church, a Catholic church…

Connecticut Automatic Admissions Program – What High Schools Need to Know

By Dori Pagé Antonetti, Julie C. Fay & Jessica Richman Smith

Last year, Connecticut passed legislation directing the Board of Regents for Higher Education (“BOR”) to establish the Connecticut Automatic Admissions Program (“CAAP”).

CAS Legal Mailbag – 11/17/22

By Thomas B. Mooney on November 18, 2022

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

I am a high school principal, and I respect the value of technology integration in

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 11/10/22

By Thomas B. Mooney on November 11, 2022

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, Public Schools

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

I am a middle school principal, and recently I had an issue with our lost-and-found.

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 11/3/22

By Thomas B. Mooney on November 3, 2022

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

Yesterday, I received a form letter from a parent, in which she attested to her

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See You In Court – November 2022

By Thomas B. Mooney on November 1, 2022

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, CABE Journal Columns, Featured, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

Last week, Mr. Superintendent sent an email to the members of the Nutmeg Board of Education, asking who would be available for an expulsion hearing. …

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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 10/27/22

By Thomas B. Mooney on October 28, 2022

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

A high school student was searched after having been in the bathroom when there was

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The Impact of Dobbs on Campus Health Clinics Operated by Colleges and Universities

By Joan W. Feldman, Julie C. Fay, Julie P. Jaquays, Kelsey Scarlett & Damian Privitera on October 25, 2022

Posted in Colleges and Universities, Featured

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health et al. v. Jackson Women’s …
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Attorney Peter J. Maher at SEEK

By Peter J. Maher on October 21, 2022

Posted in Featured, Seminars and Events, Special Education

Shipman & Goodwin attorney and partner, Peter J. Maher will be featured on a panel at the Special Education Equity for Kids of Connecticut (or …
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See You In Court – October 2022

By Thomas B. Mooney on October 19, 2022

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, CABE Journal Columns, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Uncategorized

The meetings of the Nutmeg Board of Education had been running four or more hours each night, because of the long speeches veteran Board members…
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