Gwen J. Zittoun

Gwen represents boards of education in relation to special education, Section 504, restraint and seclusion, student discipline, board policy development and revision, and general education matters. Gwen frequently speaks on education issues, including privacy and confidentiality of student information, bullying and Section 504.

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2023 Education Legislation Summary

By Dori Pagé Antonetti, Sarah Gleason & Gwen J. Zittoun on August 3, 2023

Posted in Featured, Public Schools, Publications and Alerts

In its 2023 regular session, the General Assembly made a number of changes to the statutes that affect public education in Connecticut. This summary provides…

An upset elementary school boy hides his face while being bullied by two other boys. Shot in front of their elementary school.

CT Legislature Revises Bullying Laws

By Gwen J. Zittoun, Dori Pagé Antonetti, Sarah Gleason & Kelsey Scarlett on July 5, 2023

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Featured, Public Schools, Responsibilities, Students

Last week, Governor Lamont signed Public Act 23-167, which makes significant changes to Connecticut’s bullying law that become mandatory for the 2025-2026 school year.

OCR Determines School District’s Book Screening and Removal Process May Have Created Title VI and Title IX Hostile Environment

By Gwen J. Zittoun, Dori Pagé Antonetti & Kelsey Scarlett on June 29, 2023

Posted in Featured, Federal and State Role in Education, Public Schools, Responsibilities

After a recent investigation conducted pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972…

Release of Final Changes to Title IX Regulations Postponed from May to October 2023

By Jessica Richman Smith, Kelsey Scarlett & Gwen J. Zittoun on June 2, 2023

Posted in Colleges and Universities, Featured, Public Schools, Title IX

On May 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) announced that it would delay release of the final revisions to the regulations implementing…

SPPO Issues New Guidance Regarding FERPA and Student Health Records

By Gwen J. Zittoun & Julie P. Reznik on April 24, 2023

Posted in Featured, Public Schools, Records (Student Records), Students

The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office (“SPPO”) recently issued one guide and two guidance documents regarding the Family Educational Rights and Privacy…

2022 Education Legislation Summary

By Dori Pagé Antonetti, Sarah Gleason & Gwen J. Zittoun on July 26, 2022

Posted in Featured, Public Schools, Publications and Alerts

In its 2022 regular session, the General Assembly made a number of changes to the statutes that affect public education in Connecticut. This summary provides…
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Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Published in Federal Register

By Gwen J. Zittoun on July 13, 2022

Posted in Colleges and Universities, Featured, Public Schools

On July 12, 2022, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) from the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education, which proposes to amend the regulations…
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New Proposed Title IX Regulations Released on the Statute’s 50th Anniversary

By Gwen J. Zittoun, Jessica Richman Smith & Kelsey Scarlett on June 23, 2022

Posted in Colleges and Universities, Discrimination, Featured, Independent Schools, Public Schools, Publications and Alerts

Today, on the 50^th Anniversary of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education issued 701 pages of proposed amendments to the Title IX federal…
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