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CAS Legal Mailbag – 5/28/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on June 3, 2026

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

I love reading your mailbag. I am a school administrative assistant, and I have a…

Massachusetts High Court Opens Door to Personal Liability for Sexual Harassment in Schools

By Emily McDonough Souza on June 1, 2026

Posted in Colleges and Universities, Featured, Independent Schools, Massachusetts, Public Schools

On May 19, 2026, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously held in Sabatini v. Knouse, SJC-13781, that individuals in academic settings can be held…

CAS Legal Mailbag – 5/21/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on May 22, 2026

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Discipline, Public Schools, Students

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag,

As a middle school assistant principal in a district with a great number and variety…

CAS Legal Mailbag – 5/14/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on May 18, 2026

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Residency and School Attendance, Rights of Students, Students

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Deal Legal Mailbag:

As a high school administrator, we regularly encounter situations involving seniors who have recently turned…

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General Assembly Amends Teacher Termination Statute

By Jessica Richman Smith & Joseph Miller on May 8, 2026

Posted in Dismissal, Employment of Teachers, Featured, Public Schools, Teacher Employment, Evaluation and Dismissal, Tenure

The laws governing the termination of tenured teachers in Connecticut will look significantly different beginning July 1, 2026, as a result of sweeping labor…

See You In Court – May 2026

By Thomas B. Mooney on May 4, 2026

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, CABE Journal Columns, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

After a contentious budget process, the Nutmeg Board of Education finally has its appropriation for the coming fiscal year. Sadly, however, the appropriation recommended by the…