Join us for a Complimentary Breakfast Seminar in our Hartford Office on September 15th or our Stamford Office on September 22nd.

Hartford: 7:45 AM – 8:00 AM Registration; 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Seminar and Q&A CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Stamford:  9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Registration; 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Seminar and Q&A CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

In 2011, the Connecticut General Assembly made sweeping changes to the state’s education laws, including a radical revision of Connecticut’s bullying prevention and intervention laws, adding gender identity and expression to the list of protected classifications, and imposing significant new responsibilities on school districts with respect to child abuse and neglect reporting and the obligations on districts to conduct pre-employment reference checks.

Our school law attorneys will discuss the impact of these changes on the policies and procedures for districts and field the difficult questions about the changes required by these new legal requirements.

We will discuss the following topics:

  • Bullying, cyberbullying and new prevention and intervention requirements
  • Gender identity and expression discrimination
  • DCF reference checking and child abuse reporting requirements
  • Truancy laws
  • Teacher certification and non-renewal

Coffee and a light breakfast will be served. For complete information and directions, please Download the printable pdf.

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Anne represents schools in labor relations, employment and education law, including collective bargaining, personnel policies and practices, constitutional law, special education, student discipline, freedom of information, and education policies. She negotiates collective bargaining agreements on behalf of schools, including representation in interest arbitration…

Anne represents schools in labor relations, employment and education law, including collective bargaining, personnel policies and practices, constitutional law, special education, student discipline, freedom of information, and education policies. She negotiates collective bargaining agreements on behalf of schools, including representation in interest arbitration proceedings as needed. Anne works with schools to address issues such as bullying and sexual harassment. She is often called upon to advise schools regarding professional boundaries and child abuse and neglect issues.  In her role as general counsel to boards of education around the state, Anne facilitates self-evaluation and goal-setting sessions. She also leads Shipman & Goodwin’s model policy project, which provides policy support and guidance to a number of school districts.

Anne serves as General Counsel to Shipman & Goodwin. From 2010 through 2017, she was Co-Chair of the firm’s School Law Practice Group, and from 2011 through 2017, she served on the firm’s seven-member Management Committee.

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