Nellie Newbie was appointed last spring to fill a vacancy on the Nutmeg Board of Education, and she has embraced her new role with enthusiasm
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Nellie Newbie was appointed last spring to fill a vacancy on the Nutmeg Board of Education, and she has embraced her new role with enthusiasm…
Continue Reading See You In Court – November 2023Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
One of the students in my school has an IEP for educational services. She also…
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag – 10/26/23Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As a faithful reader of Legal Mailbag, I was interested to read last week…
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag – 10/12/23Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
We have a 14-year-old student here at my high school who has requested that we…
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag – 10/5/23In its recent decision, We the Patriots USA, Inc. v. Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Development, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second…
Continue Reading Second Circuit Upholds Law Repealing Religious Exemptions for Mandatory Immunization Requirements for School EnrollmentAs many school district administrators know, Connecticut recently enacted Public Act No. 23-137, which extends eligibility for special education and related services under the Individuals…
Continue Reading State Department of Education Issues Guidance Regarding Extension of Special Education EligibilityLast 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 LawsThe U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office (“SPPO”) recently issued one guide and two guidance documents regarding the Family Educational Rights and Privacy…
Continue Reading SPPO Issues New Guidance Regarding FERPA and Student Health RecordsOriginally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
To start, let me preface my question by saying that we are aware of the…
Continue Reading CAS Legal Mailbag – 4/6/23On March 21, 2023, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, 143 S. Ct. 859 (2023) that a…
Continue Reading Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools: Supreme Court Narrows IDEA Exhaustion Requirement