The STEM OPT program allows foreign students who have graduated from a U.S. STEM-degree program to gain paid, on-the-job “Optional Practical Training (“OPT”) that supplements
Continue Reading A “Heads Up” for U.S. Employers of STEM Optional Practical Training Workers: ICE Starts Conducting On-Site Inspections for STEM OPT Employment
Join Shipman & Goodwin school law attorneys Jessica Richman Smith and Julie Fay for this complimentary webinar providing the latest legal guidance surrounding anonymous reporting
Continue Reading Webinar: Anonymous Reporting and Electronic Monitoring: Useful Tools or Potential Minefields for Schools?
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter.
Written by attorney Thomas B. Mooney.
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Local elections are coming up and a
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This article first appeared in the September 2019 CABE Journal.
In the wake of violence affecting schools around the country, school districts nationwide are
Continue Reading Reporting Apps, Email Scanning, and Beyond: What Boards of Education Should Know About the Latest Trends in School Safety
Linda Yoder will present the breakout session “Legal Issues in Secondary Transition” during the Connecticut Secondary Transition Symposium. The session will provide a comprehensive overview
Continue Reading 5th Annual Connecticut Secondary Transition Symposium: Every Voice Matters
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter.
Written by attorney Linda L. Yoder
Dear Legal Mailbag:
School is up and running and so are
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 9/18/19
In recent years male students who were removed from school following a Title IX investigation have sued, claiming that the school’s investigation was unfair and
Continue Reading Insufficient Investigation Allows Lawsuit to Proceed
Bob Bombast has long served as the Chairperson of the Policy Committee of the Nutmeg Board of Education. Over the last two years, the Committee
Continue Reading SEE YOU IN COURT! – September 2019
Julie Fay and Leander Dolphin will present the session, “Legal Landscape: Hot Topics and Trends for Independent Schools.” This session will review current issues and
Continue Reading 2019 CAIS Annual Conference on Governance
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter.
Written by attorney Thomas B. Mooney.
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Though the new school year is barely
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 9/11/2019