Acting Education Commissioner George A. Coleman recently issued an advisory to all Connecticut Superintendent of Schools regarding whether the State Department of Education would consider
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Jessica L. Ritter
Jessica is co-chair of Shipman's Education Department, where she represents boards of education in both general and special education matters, as well as labor disputes and employment litigation arising in the education context. Jessica has negotiated certified and non-certified collective bargaining agreements on behalf of numerous boards of education and has represented public employers in arbitrations and in a wide variety of administrative proceedings before various state agencies.
First Circuit Affirms That Recitation Of The Pledge Of Allegiance Is Not A Formal Religious Exercise
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, the New Hampshire state legislature passed the New Hampshire Patriot Act. While the Act provides…
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Should School Districts Allow Their Students To Perform Religious Themed Songs at Holiday Concerts?
The case Stratechuck v. Board of Education, 587 F.3d 597, 610 (C.A.3 (N.J.), 2009), (which the United States Supreme Court declined at the start…
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