Dear Legal Mailbag:
It is that time again. My superintendent sent out the annual memorandum last week asking all of us principals if we have
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 2/12/2020
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As the principal of an elementary school, I have had my difficulties with permission slips for various field trips. More than once,
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 2/5/2020
Dear Legal Mailbag:
I try to be fair in dealing with teacher concerns, big and small. But the latest complaint has me stumped. One of
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SEE YOU IN COURT! – February 2020
Nellie Newbie was excited to be a newly-elected member of the Nutmeg Board of Education, but she admits that she has a lot to learn.
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 1/29/2020
Dear Legal Mailbag:
I am an avid reader of Legal Mailbag, and your advice has been helpful as I do my job as a principal.
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 1/22/2020
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Under our teacher contract, requests for leave come first to me as the building principal, and then they go to the assistant
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 1/15/2020
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Teaching Civics or anything remotely connected to how our government functions (or doesn’t function) has become a contact sport for teachers and
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 1/8/2020
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As a sixth grade teacher, I get nervous every time I read in the paper about teachers and administrators being arrested for
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New DCF Policy Facilitates Online Reporting and Creates New Unit for School Districts!
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) adopted new procedures last month that will make life easier for some mandated reporters. DCF Policy 22-1-3, Mandated
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SEE YOU IN COURT! – January 2020
The Nutmeg Board of Education provides for public comment at the beginning of its regular meetings. The Board permits members of the public to address
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