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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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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Tom Mooney and Natalia Sieira Millan will present the Connecticut Associations of Schools webinar “Free Speech in Our Schools: What are the Rules for Teachers,
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Thomas Mooney, Andreana Bellach and Natalia Sieira Millan presented the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) webinar entitled “Who Will Teach the Children?
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Thomas Mooney and Natalia Sieira Millan presented during the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) virtual workshop, “Closure, Reopening and Beyond: Answering Your Questions About Where
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On April 13, 2020, the Commissioner of Education issued Temporary Flexibilities – Non-Renewal and Tenure, which provides specific guidance to local and regional boards
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Introduction
On March 31, 2020, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order No. 7R (“Order 7R”) to address, among other issues, continued funding for boards of education,
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Given the rapidly evolving nature of the COVID-19 outbreak and the information made available to us by public officials at this time, we wanted to
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Recognizing the impact that Department of Children and Families (DCF) investigations have on the education system as a whole, today the Connecticut DCF introduces the
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New federal data show that the number of unaccompanied minors coming to Connecticut nearly tripled from 2018 to 2019. As the numbers continue to increase,
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