Dear Legal Mailbag:
I am principal of a comprehensive high school, and my head is still spinning from all the changes that have come with
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Commissioner Cardona Announces Guidance on Non-Renewal Process and Tenure Timelines
On April 13, 2020, the Commissioner of Education issued Temporary Flexibilities – Non-Renewal and Tenure, which provides specific guidance to local and regional boards
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 4/9/20
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As a building principal, I am so proud of how our teachers have embraced distance learning during the COVID-19 health emergency. To
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 4/2/20
Dear Legal Mailbag:
These are indeed strange times. The teachers in my building have been implementing remote instruction like champions. Even those who were uncomfortable
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SEE YOU IN COURT! – April 2020
The Nutmeg Board of Education has four standing committees, including the Policy Committee, which has three members. Most of the time, an indifferent public ignores
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Executive Order Extends Funding, Employment And Preservation of Services for Schools
Introduction
On March 31, 2020, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order No. 7R (“Order 7R”) to address, among other issues, continued funding for boards of education,
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 3/26/20
Dear Legal Mailbag:
I hope that you and yours are doing well in these challenging times. I must say that my teachers have been incredible
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 3/4/2020
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Recently, a 7th-grade special education teacher in my building began maternity leave. The other special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and tutors here have
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SEE YOU IN COURT! – March 2020
The Nutmeg Public Schools have had problem after problem with its payroll software for a few years now. The latest glitch caused a delay of
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 2/26/2020
Dear Legal Mailbag:
I read some reports on Facebook about the controversy over vaccinations of students in school, but I thought it was someone else’s
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