Mr. Superintendent was getting nervous. The end of June was rapidly approaching, and it was looking like the Nutmeg Board of Education was going to run
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Tom is chair emeritus of the School Law Practice Group and is active in all areas of school law, including labor negotiations for certified and non-certified staff, teacher tenure proceedings, grievance arbitration, freedom of information hearings, student disciplinary matters, special education disputes and all other legal proceedings involving boards of education. Tom is the author of A Practical Guide to Connecticut School Law (10th Edition, 2023), a comprehensive treatise on Connecticut school law, and two columns, "See You in Court!," which appears in the CABE Journal, and "Legal Mailbag," which appears in the CAS Bulletin.
Mr. Superintendent was getting nervous. The end of June was rapidly approaching, and it was looking like the Nutmeg Board of Education was going to run…
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Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As the principal of a middle school, I am familiar with the challenges posed by…
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag – 5/29/25
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
The end of the school year is a crazy busy time, and I am so…
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag – 5/22/25
With the arrival of warm weather and longer days, the Nutmeg Board of Education has been in the “expulsion season” in recent weeks, that special…
Continue Reading See You In Court – May 2025
Nellie Nervous had thought it would be great to serve her hometown of Nutmeg by getting elected to the Nutmeg Board of Education. The campaign was…
Continue Reading See You In Court – April 2025
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Earlier this week, I had an interaction with an employee that left me confused. As the…
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag 5/8/25
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
It’s been a while since I’ve written, which I can only attribute to how good…
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag – 5/1/25
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
If a school district delivers curriculum through a student iPad, what rights do parents have…
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag – 5/15/25
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As an educator, I am having trouble keeping all these executive orders and lawsuits straight. …
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag – 4/24/25
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
One of the teachers in my school is a toxic personality, and he is always…
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag – 4/10/25