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
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 2/20/26
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Guest Columnist: Joseph Miller
Hello, Legal Mailbag.
Your posts are so helpful to us school administrators—we appreciate you!
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 2/12/26
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As an assistant principal, one of my main jobs is handling discipline. Recently, one of
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 1/29/26
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As an elementary school principal, I am usually very confident about my rights and responsibilities
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 1/15/2026
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
I am a high school principal, and last week I had a contentious meeting with
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 1/8/26
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Guest Columnists: Dori Pagé Antonetti and Jessica Richman Smith
Dear Legal Mailbag,
I am an assistant principal at
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 12/4/25
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As an assistant principal in a large middle school, I have to search students from
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Second Circuit Finds School District Was Not Justified in Disciplining Student for Off-Campus Social Media Post
Connecticut school administrators often grapple with whether to discipline students for speech that occurs off school grounds and outside a school-sponsored activity (“off-campus speech”). Under
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 10/30/25
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As a middle school principal, I was interested to read Legal Mailbag’s answer to last
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 7/31/25
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
I am the principal of a middle school. As I am getting ready for a
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