In its 2022 regular session, the General Assembly made a number of changes to the statutes that affect public education in Connecticut. This summary provides
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In its 2022 regular session, the General Assembly made a number of changes to the statutes that affect public education in Connecticut. This summary provides…
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On June 14, 2022, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a former Harvard University student, Damilare Sonoiki, will be allowed to proceed with…
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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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Today, on the 50th Anniversary of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education issued 701 pages of proposed amendments to the Title IX federal…
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As the end of the school year approaches, most of the members of the Nutmeg Board of Education are looking forward to putting the challenges…
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Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
With all we learned during the pandemic, we are certainly capable of pivoting to remote
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Given all that graduating seniors have gone through with the COVID pandemic, a group of parents in Nutmeg have been working since the fall on…
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
As an assistant principal, I receive complaints from time to time from parents about what they perceive to be unfair grading practices
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
One of the teachers in my building came to see me last week to complain about his salary. Apparently, he just woke
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For some years, veteran member Bob Bombast has not worked, living off a trust fund and devoting his ample free time to the doings of…
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