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CAS Legal Mailbag – 10/15/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on October 15, 2026

Posted in Employer Obligations, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

As the principal of an elementary school, I run a tight ship. I follow the rules…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 10/8/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on October 15, 2026

Posted in Freedom of Information, Most Recent Columns, Public Schools

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

Late last school year, I received an anonymous email from someone at ConcernedCitizen@gmail.com, alleging…

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See You In Court – October 2026

By Thomas B. Mooney on October 1, 2026

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

With the start of the school year, Bob Bombast, veteran member of the Nutmeg Board of Education, invited parents and employees to email him with…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 10/1/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on October 1, 2026

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Board Organization, Authority and Responsibilities, Most Recent Columns

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag,

I am a superintendent in a regional school district made up of the neighboring communities…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 9/17/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on October 1, 2026

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

Our high school maintains over 130 surveillance cameras that monitor public spaces inside and outside…

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 9/10/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on September 14, 2026

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

As the principal of an elementary school, I like to keep my head down. However…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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