Natalia Sieira Millán

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Natalia Sieira Millan advises public school districts on all aspects of school law, and she also teaches school law at the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut as well as the Quinnipiac University School of Education. Prior to joining the firm, Attorney Sieira Millan was an Assistant Agency Legal Director with the Connecticut Department of Children and Families.

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 6/20/24

By Thomas B. Mooney & Natalia Sieira Millán on June 20, 2024

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Public Schools, Uncategorized

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

As we close out the school year, one of the teachers at my school told…

Register Now for Connecticut Association Of Schools’ (CAS) Annual Leadership Conference 2024

By Thomas B. Mooney, Peter J. Maher, Natalia Sieira Millán, Sarah Gleason, Julie P. Reznik, Kelsey Scarlett & Abby Booth on February 29, 2024

Posted in Featured, Public Schools, Seminars and Events, Uncategorized

It’s not too late to register for the Connecticut Association of Schools’ Annual Leadership Conference. Several Shipman attorneys will present as part of the…

DCF’s Human Trafficking Online Training for Educators Now Available

By Natalia Sieira Millán, Kelsey Scarlett & Abby Booth on February 26, 2024

Posted in Featured, Public Schools

In 2017, the Connecticut Legislature passed the Human Trafficking Awareness Public Act 17-32, establishing the requirement that the Connecticut Department of Children and Families…

Kennedy v. Bremerton School District: A Coach’s Prayers Are Answered

By Thomas B. Mooney & Natalia Sieira Millán on June 29, 2022

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

On June 27, 2022 the United States Supreme Court surprised many observers by holding that the free exercise and free speech rights of a football…
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Natalia Sieira Millán to be Panelist During CAS-CIAC Women in Leadership Virtual Conference

By Natalia Sieira Millán on May 3, 2022

Posted in Public Schools, Seminars and Events

Natalia Sieira Millán will be a panelist during the CAS-CIAC Women in Leadership Virtual Conference. This year’s conference includes two panels of distinguished women leaders…
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Virtual Seminar | Legal Update for the Public Sector: 2022 Legal Trends

By Danielle McGrath Braun, Lee Anne Duval, Christopher Engler, Alfredo G. Fernández, Gabriel Jiran, Anne H. Littlefield, Thomas B. Mooney, Peter J. Murphy, Jessica Richman Smith, Jessica L. Ritter, Natalia Sieira Millán & Julia V. Wilde on April 8, 2022

Posted in Featured, Public Schools, Seminars and Events

Join us once again for our annual public sector virtual seminar! On May 5^th we will host a two-hour virtual program featuring a general…
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New Diversity, Non-Discrimination and Implicit Bias Training for Public Schools

By Natalia Sieira Millán & Dori Pagé Antonetti on March 15, 2022

Posted in Featured, Public Schools

As the hiring season approaches, many Connecticut school districts are evaluating their obligations regarding diversity and inclusion, non-discrimination, and minority educator recruitment.

In addition, in…
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week –1/27/22

By Natalia Sieira Millán on January 27, 2022

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

Dear Legal Mailbag:

Before the holidays, a student claimed that a teacher got mad pushed him into the wall using both hands. We promptly filed…
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