Sarah Gleason

Sarah Gleason is a member of the firm’s School Law Practice Group, where she advises public school districts on a variety of general education, special education and labor and employment issues. Prior to receiving her J.D., Sarah worked as an elementary school teacher, and she brings that unique perspective to her practice as a school law attorney.

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OCR Confirms That the 2024 Title IX Regulations Are Vacated

By Julie C. Fay, Sarah Gleason, Tom Owen, Erin R. Shaffer & Jessica Richman Smith on January 15, 2025

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

On January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky ruled that the 2024 Title IX Regulations “are invalid and must be set aside.” Despite…

2024 Title IX Regulations Are Likely Vacated

By Julie C. Fay, Sarah Gleason, Tom Owen, Erin R. Shaffer & Jessica Richman Smith on January 10, 2025

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

Last year was a turbulent one for Title IX, and although we are just a few days into 2025, this turbulence has persisted into the…

2024 Education Legislation Summary

By Dori Pagé Antonetti, Sarah Gleason & Gwen J. Zittoun on July 30, 2024

Posted in Featured, Public Schools, Publications and Alerts

In its 2024 regular and special sessions, the General Assembly made a number of changes to the statutes that affect public education in Connecticut. This…

Visit Shipman’s Title IX Resource Center

By Sarah Gleason, Jessica Richman Smith & Kelsey Scarlett on June 12, 2024

Posted in Title IX

In April 2024, the U.S. Department of Education issued the 2024 Title IX Final Rule on sex-based harassment and discrimination (the “Final Rule”). The implementation…

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…

Release of Final Changes to Title IX Regulations Now Expected by March 2024

By Sarah Gleason & Gwen J. Zittoun on December 8, 2023

Posted in Featured, Public Schools, Title IX

The U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) recently announced that it will release the final revisions to the regulations implementing Title IX by March 2024. …

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.

Update on Connecticut’s School Immunization Requirements

By Dori Pagé Antonetti, Julie C. Fay, Sarah Gleason & Jessica Richman Smith on March 9, 2023

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

On February 16, 2023, Connecticut’s Commissioner of Public Health (“Commissioner”) issued a memorandum to school nurse supervisors and school medical advisors regarding medical exemption reporting…

CAS Legal Mailbag – 12/15/22

By Sarah Gleason on December 15, 2022

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

Guest Columnist: Sarah E. Gleason, Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

I am a middle school principal, and I am used

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