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See You In Court – December 2022

By Thomas B. Mooney on December 1, 2022

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

The members of the Nutmeg Board of Education were pleased earlier this year to partner with St. Mary’s Church, a Catholic church in Nutmeg. St.

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 11/17/22

By Thomas B. Mooney on November 18, 2022

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

I am a high school principal, and I respect the value of technology integration in

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CAS Legal Mailbag – 11/3/22

By Thomas B. Mooney on November 3, 2022

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

Yesterday, I received a form letter from a parent, in which she attested to her

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See You In Court – November 2022

By Thomas B. Mooney on November 1, 2022

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

Last week, Mr. Superintendent sent an email to the members of the Nutmeg Board of Education, asking who would be available for an expulsion hearing. …

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See You In Court – October 2022

By Thomas B. Mooney on October 19, 2022

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

The meetings of the Nutmeg Board of Education had been running four or more hours each night, because of the long speeches veteran Board members…
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 10/13/22

By Thomas B. Mooney on October 13, 2022

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

I enjoyed and appreciated your post on September 29 (Legal Mailbag, September 29, 2022

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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 09/29/22

By Thomas B. Mooney on October 10, 2022

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

One of the students at the middle school where I am principal gets all weird

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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 10/06/22

By Thomas B. Mooney on October 10, 2022

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

School is back in session and so are those eager parents and aspiring politicians

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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 9/22/22

By Thomas B. Mooney on September 22, 2022

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

It is early in the school year, but I have already been targeted on social

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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 9/8/22

By Thomas B. Mooney on September 12, 2022

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

As the principal of an elementary school, I find the beginning of a new school…
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