In its 2026 regular session, the General Assembly made a number of changes to the statutes that affect public education in Connecticut. This summary provides
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 4/16/26
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As a middle school principal, I especially enjoy and learn from your CAS Legal Mailbag
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 2/26/26
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag,
With the rising cost of healthcare, lack of state funding for excess cost grants, flat
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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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See You In Court – May 2025
With the arrival of warm weather and longer days, the Nutmeg Board of Education has been in the “expulsion season” in recent weeks, that special
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 12/5/24
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Greetings Legal Mail Bag,
I have worked in districts that follow the policy that IEP progress reports are
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Peter Maher Quoted in SpecialEdConnection Article Entitled “See notice of unilateral placement as chance to win parents back to IEP”
Source: SpecialEdConnection, 11/22/24, reprinted by permission
Peter J. Maher is quoted in this SpecialEdConnection article entitled “See notice of unilateral placement as chance to win
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See You In Court – November 2024
Sometimes we hear that opposites attract, and such was the case between two members of the Nutmeg Board of Education. Board members Penny Pincher and Mal
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 6/20/24
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As we close out the school year, one of the teachers at my school told
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See You In Court – April 2024
As with school districts throughout Connecticut, the Nutmeg Board of Education has been struggling to adopt a budget because certain federal grants are ending this
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