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CAS Legal Mailbag – 9/3/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on September 10, 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:

We are just starting the new school year, and a paraeducator is already having attendance…

See You In Court – September 2026

By Thomas B. Mooney on September 1, 2026

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

The Nutmeg Board of Education is negotiating with the Nutmeg Union of Teachers (NUTS) this fall for a successor collective bargaining agreement, to be effective…

See You In Court – July/August 2026

By Thomas B. Mooney on August 6, 2026

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

Nellie Newby was elected to the Nutmeg Board of Education last November, and she spent the better part of the year rarely speaking at Board…

See You In Court – June 2026

By Thomas B. Mooney on July 14, 2026

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

Pamela Parent has been on social media incessantly of late, railing against Coach Rock, the Girls Softball coach at Nutmeg Memorial High School. Pamela is upset…

CAS Legal Mailbag – 6/18/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on June 22, 2026

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

I am an assistant principal at a high school, and with the end of the…

CAS Legal Mailbag – 6/11/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on June 22, 2026

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

As administrators at a middle school, we implemented a code of conduct policy this past…

CAS Legal Mailbag – 5/28/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on June 3, 2026

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

I love reading your mailbag. I am a school administrative assistant, and I have a…

CAS Legal Mailbag – 5/14/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on May 18, 2026

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools, Residency and School Attendance, Rights of Students, Students

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Deal Legal Mailbag:

As a high school administrator, we regularly encounter situations involving seniors who have recently turned…

See You In Court – May 2026

By Thomas B. Mooney on May 4, 2026

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

After a contentious budget process, the Nutmeg Board of Education finally has its appropriation for the coming fiscal year. Sadly, however, the appropriation recommended by the…

CAS Legal Mailbag – 4/23/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on April 24, 2026

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

I read with interest your answer to TikTok’ed Off a couple of weeks ago about…

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