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CAS Legal Mailbag – 1/5/23

By Thomas B. Mooney on January 9, 2023

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:

As an assistant principal at a large high school, I often have to answer parent…

See You In Court – January 2023

By Thomas B. Mooney on January 9, 2023

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

Bob Bombast, the senior member of the Nutmeg Board of Education, is a busybody who is always looking for trouble. As he was scrolling through Facebook…

CAS Legal Mailbag – 12/8/22

By Thomas B. Mooney on December 9, 2022

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

Season’s greetings! I love the holidays as much as the next guy. But this year

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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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