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CAS Legal Mailbag – 4/2/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on April 3, 2026

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

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

As you can imagine, personnel issues are a frequent challenge for school principals like me. …

CAS Legal Mailbag – 3/19/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on March 23, 2026

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Public Schools

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag,

We have a student whose dad has sole custody. The courts recently granted mom the…

Key Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Deadlines for Connecticut Public School Districts

By Andrew N. Davis, Alfredo G. Fernández & Sarah Kettenmann on March 18, 2026

Posted in Environmental, Featured, Public Schools

Connecticut public school districts face two important compliance deadlines under CGS § 10-220(d) related to IAQ and HVAC systems. With these deadlines fast approaching, now…

CAS Legal Mailbag – 3/12/26

By Thomas B. Mooney on March 18, 2026

Posted in Board of Education, Generally, Public Schools, Students

Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Legal Mailbag:

I am the principal of an elementary school in a town that has one thing…

What the IMG Academy Enforcement Action Means for Schools: A Risk-Based Approach to OFAC Sanctions Compliance

By Julie C. Fay, Alfredo G. Fernández & Tom Owen on March 17, 2026

Posted in Colleges and Universities, Featured, Finances, Independent Schools

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently announced a $1.7 million settlement agreement with IMG Academy (a Florida boarding…

New Law Phases Out Early Kindergarten Admission in Connecticut

By Dori Pagé Antonetti, Jessica Richman Smith & Ian Saum on March 12, 2026

Posted in Featured, Public Schools, Students

Last week, Governor Lamont signed into law Public Act 26-1, bringing about changes that will affect the age at which students may begin kindergarten in…