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CAS Legal Mailbag – 4/16/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on April 16, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Uncategorized

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

As a middle school principal, I especially enjoy and learn from your CAS Legal Mailbag…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 4/9/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on April 10, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

Dear Legal Mailbag:

It’s that time of year again, when student behavior starts to increase and teachers are struggling more to manage classes.  Yesterday, a parent…

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See You in Court – April 2026

By Thomas B. Mooney on April 3, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, CABE Journal Columns, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

With the arrival of spring, misbehavior by students in Nutmeg has escalated.  For example, Joe Blow, a sophomore at Nutmeg Memorial High School, was caught on…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 4/2/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on April 3, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

As you can imagine, personnel issues are a frequent challenge for school principals like me.  …

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 3/19/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on March 23, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Public Schools

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag,

We have a student whose dad has sole custody.  The courts recently granted mom the…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 3/12/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on March 18, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Public Schools, Students

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

            I am the principal of an elementary school in a town that has one thing…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 3/5/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on March 9, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Rights of Teachers

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

Our local teachers union is at it again.  I am in my first year as…

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See You In Court – February 2026

By Thomas B. Mooney on March 5, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, CABE Journal Columns, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

It is only February, but things are not looking good for 2025-2026 budget of the Nutmeg Board of Education.  The costs of fixing damage caused…

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See You In Court – March 2026

By Thomas B. Mooney on March 5, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, CABE Journal Columns, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

Bob Bombast, veteran member of the Nutmeg Board of Education, decided that he needed to up his social media game.  In recent years, he has been…

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My fiancee got these for me one February when I had the flu. I wanted them as a photo prop, hoping I’d get better in time to shoot it for Valentine’s Day, but… at least they looked just as pretty the next year. 

What you see is the contents of 9 little boxes. I was surprised that so many were needed, but fewer just didn’t have the right look.
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 2/5/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on February 9, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Freedom of Speech, Public Schools

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

The staff and students at the elementary school where I am principal enjoy every holiday…

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