Last week, Governor Lamont signed Public Act 23-167, which makes significant changes to Connecticut’s bullying law that become mandatory for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Last week, Governor Lamont signed Public Act 23-167, which makes significant changes to Connecticut’s bullying law that become mandatory for the 2025-2026 school year.
Continue Reading CT Legislature Revises Bullying LawsLast week, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that dramatically alters the admissions landscape for colleges and universities. In a nutshell, the…
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court Changes Landscape on Affirmative Action in College AdmissionsAfter a recent investigation conducted pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972…
Continue Reading OCR Determines School District’s Book Screening and Removal Process May Have Created Title VI and Title IX Hostile EnvironmentFor the second consecutive year, Connecticut boards of education (“BOEs”) will be subject to new legislatively imposed requirements and deadlines to inspect and evaluate indoor…
Continue Reading Waiting to Exhale: Connecticut Lawmakers (Again) Amend Indoor Air Quality and HVAC Inspection and Reporting Requirements for Public SchoolsOriginally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Like many towns in Connecticut, events leading to the local budget referendum have been contentious…
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag – 6/15/23Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As we close in on the end of the school year, students are getting more…
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag – 6/8/23Last month, Mr. Superintendent announced his retirement from the Nutmeg Public Schools, effective January 1, 2024, after twelve years of distinguished service. The members of the…
Continue Reading See You In Court – June 2023On May 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) announced that it would delay release of the final revisions to the regulations implementing…
Continue Reading Release of Final Changes to Title IX Regulations Postponed from May to October 2023Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
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I received a note from an APRN stating “[Student] is a patient at our practice.
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag – 6/1/23Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As most school administrators would agree, 99% of our time is spent with 1% of…
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag – 5/25/23