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CAS Legal Mailbag – 9/4/25

By Thomas B. Mooney on September 11, 2025

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

I can’t believe that the summer is over. As I get older, time seems to…

See You In Court – September 2025

By Thomas B. Mooney on September 11, 2025

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

Bob Bombast, veteran member of the Nutmeg Board of Education, prides himself on his constituent service, and some members of the public know that they…

See You In Court – July/August 2025

By Thomas B. Mooney on August 1, 2025

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, CABE Journal Columns, Federal and State Role in Education, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Publications and Alerts

The Nutmeg Board of Education can be its own worst enemy. Such was the case decades ago when the Board adopted a Public Complaints policy. This policy…

CAS Legal Mailbag – 7/31/25

By Thomas B. Mooney on July 31, 2025

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

I am the principal of a middle school. As I am getting ready for a…

CAS Legal Mailbag – 6/12/25

By Thomas B. Mooney on June 12, 2025

Posted in Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

It was a long school year, and I breathe a sigh of relief that the…

See You In Court – June 2025

By Thomas B. Mooney on June 2, 2025

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, CABE Journal Columns, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

Mr. Superintendent was getting nervous. The end of June was rapidly approaching, and it was looking like the Nutmeg Board of Education was going to run…