Natalia Sieira-Millan

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

By Thomas B. Mooney & Natalia Sieira-Millan 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-Millan 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-Millan & 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-Millan & 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-Millan 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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Thomas Mooney and Natalia Sieira Millan Present CAS Webinar “Employee Discipline: The Graduate Course”

By Thomas B. Mooney & Natalia Sieira-Millan on January 20, 2022

Posted in Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, Featured, Public Schools, Seminars and Events

Tom Mooney and Natalia Sieira Millan will present the Connecticut Associations of Schools webinar, “Employee Discipline: The Graduate Course.”

Supervision and evaluation of employees is…
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DPH Revises Implementation Guidance for Executive Order 13G, Including Requirements for Test Results, Documentation, and Return-to-Work Protocols

By Dori Pagé Antonetti, Andreana R. Bellach, Jessica Richman Smith & Natalia Sieira-Millan on January 11, 2022

Posted in Featured, Public Schools, Publications and Alerts

Since September 2021, and as explained in our prior post, Executive Order 13G and Implementation Guidance for Executive Order 13G issued by the Connecticut…
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules for High School Cheerleader in First Amendment Dispute

By Tyler Bischoff & Natalia Sieira-Millan on June 25, 2021

Posted in Colleges and Universities, Featured, Independent Schools, Public Schools, Rights of Students, Students

On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Pennsylvania teenager who sued after a profanity-laced Snapchat message she posted…
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Shipman Lawyers Articles Featured in FORUM Magazine

By Joette Katz, Thomas B. Mooney & Natalia Sieira-Millan on June 21, 2021

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

The Forum magazine is a publication of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, and the Spring 2021 issue is “The Child Issue: Where Youth and the…
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Labor and Employment Virtual Spring Seminar: 2021 Public Sector Legal Update

By Dori Pagé Antonetti, Andreana R. Bellach, Keegan Drenosky, Christopher Engler, Natalia Sieira-Millan, Thomas B. Mooney, Rebecca R. Santiago & Jessica Richman Smith on May 4, 2021

Posted in Colleges and Universities, Featured, Public Schools, Seminars and Events

Join us as we take our annual public sector seminar virtual! During the month of May, we will host a series of CLE webinars featuring

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