Dear Legal Mailbag:
I think that we have gotten this remote learning thing down. The teachers in my building have become more or less comfortable
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Webinar: Closing out the School Year and Planning ESY during the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency
Shipman and Goodwin School Law attorneys Andy Bellach, Rebecca Santiago and Julia Wilde will participate in a webinar discussion of frequently asked questions about
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 5/21/20
Dear Legal Mailbag:
It has been an adjustment, but I am getting kind of used to living in cyberspace as we work through the challenges
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CDC Publishes New Guidelines for Reopening Schools
Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) published new “interim guidance” for reopening various sectors of our communities, including schools. The
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 5/14/20
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As my colleagues and I look ahead to reopening school in the fall, we really don’t know what we are looking at.
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Lehigh University’s Special Education Law Symposium
Peter Maher will be a presenter at the sessions on “IDEA Child Find and Eligibility” and “School Refusal/Avoidance and Other Attendance Issues,” during Lehigh University’s
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 5/7/20
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Now that the Governor has announced that schools will remain closed for the remainder of the current school year, we are starting
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SEE YOU IN COURT – May 2020
The Nutmeg Board of Education has done its best to adjust to the new “normal” during the COVID-19 health emergency, and its virtual meetings were
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 4/30/20
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Like nearly all other schools in the country, my school district has implemented a distance learning plan during the school closure related
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The FFCRA and Limited FICA Tax Relief for Governmental Employers
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) is a federal law that provides for emergency paid leave in certain circumstances from April 1, 2020 through
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