On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Pennsylvania teenager who sued after a profanity-laced Snapchat message she posted
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
This morning, I heard on the news that the United States Supreme Court ruled yesterday that students cannot be punished for online,
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The Forum magazine is a publication of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, and the Spring 2021 issue is “The Child Issue: Where Youth and the
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On June 16, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a Notice of Interpretation titled “The Department’s Enforcement of Title
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Julie Fay has been quoted in the Special Ed Connection® article, “IHPs versus Section 504 plans: Understanding the difference, and why it matters” To
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
Being a bit of a blowhard myself, I have been interested in learning about the free speech rights of educators. Recently, I
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
A parent called me recently asking under the Freedom of Information Act to see a copy of an anonymous survey that a
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On June 4, 2021, Governor Lamont signed into law Public Act 21-25, which is effective October 1, 2021. This Act, entitled “An Act Concerning Access
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After the extensive distribution of 1-to-1 devices that occurred to address student needs during the pandemic, we anticipate a challenge at all
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On April 28, 2021, Governor Lamont signed into law Public Act 21-6, An Act Concerning Immunizations, which took effect the same day. As we