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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 12/4/2019

By Thomas B. Mooney on December 4, 2019

Posted in Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, Featured, Public Schools, Publications and Alerts

Dear Legal Mailbag:

A parent just left my office, and my head is spinning. He claims to be super religious, and he expressed concern about…
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SEE YOU IN COURT! – December 2019

By Thomas B. Mooney on December 2, 2019

Posted in Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, CABE Journal Columns, Featured, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Publications and Alerts

Last year, the holiday season was awash in controversy for the Nutmeg Public Schools after the principal of Acorn Elementary School came to school dressed…
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 11/20/2019

By Thomas B. Mooney on November 22, 2019

Posted in Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, Featured, Public Schools, Publications and Alerts

Dear Legal Mailbag:

I was appointed this fall to serve as an assistant principal at a new school. Each school has its customs and traditions,…
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 11/6/2019

By Thomas B. Mooney on November 7, 2019

Posted in Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, Featured, Public Schools, Publications and Alerts

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter.
Written by attorney Thomas B. Mooney.

Dear Legal Mailbag:

I am an inveterate note-taker, whatever the…
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Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Presenting at the 2019 CABE/CAPSS Convention

By Andreana R. Bellach, Richard A. Mills & Thomas B. Mooney on November 6, 2019

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Featured, Public Schools, S&G News, Seminars and Events

School law attorneys Thomas B. Mooney, Richard A. Mills, and Andreana R. Bellach will present sessions at the 2019 Connecticut Association of Boards of…
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SEE YOU IN COURT! – November 2019

By Thomas B. Mooney on November 1, 2019

Posted in Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, CABE Journal Columns, Featured, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Publications and Alerts

Tom Teacher has long been employed by the Nutmeg Board of Education. He has been a pain in the neck in recent years, complaining whenever…
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