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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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CAS Legal Mailbag – 2/26/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on February 27, 2026
Posted in Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Uncategorized

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag,

With the rising cost of healthcare, lack of state funding for excess cost grants, flat…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 2/12/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on February 13, 2026
Posted in Discipline, Discipline of Special Education Students, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Special Education, Students

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

As an assistant principal, one of my main jobs is handling discipline. Recently, one of…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 1/29/26

By Natalia Sieira Millán on January 31, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Child Abuse and Neglect, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Uncategorized

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

As an elementary school principal, I am usually very confident about my rights and responsibilities…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 1/22/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on January 26, 2026
Posted in Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

With all the recent hullabaloo with various federal law enforcement organizations possibly carrying out activities…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 1/15/2026

By Thomas B. Mooney on January 19, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Freedom of Information, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Records (Student Records)

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

I am a high school principal, and last week I had a contentious meeting with…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 1/8/26

By Dori Pagé Antonetti & Jessica Richman Smith on January 13, 2026
Posted in Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Students

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Guest Columnists: Dori Pagé Antonetti and Jessica Richman Smith

Dear Legal Mailbag,

I am an assistant principal at…

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See You In Court – January 2026

By Thomas B. Mooney on January 8, 2026
Posted in Board of Education, Generally, CABE Journal Columns, Finances, Most Recent Columns

Bob Bombast, veteran member of the Nutmeg Board of Education, woke from a deep sleep and realized that he and his fellow Board members were…

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