Several Connecticut courts recently have struggled with the question of when a referendum is required in order to modify a regional school plan. The text
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Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Seminars Now Open for Registration
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Shipman & Goodwin is offering Sexual Harassment Prevention Training to our clients this spring. Don’t wait until it’s too late! There are steps you can…
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Investigations of Student Misconduct Seminar
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Join us for a Complimentary Breakfast Seminar for Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents in our Stamford Office on April 8, 2010 from 9:45 AM – 12:00…
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Standing Up For Students Who Get In Trouble
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Connecticut Law Tribune, March 1, 2010
The past decade has seen the emergence of “zero tolerance” policies in public schools. A student…
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Employers Must Provide Notice of Health Care Premium Assistance Under CHIPRA
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The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (“CHIPRA”), signed into law by President Obama last year, allows states to offer premium assistance subsidies…
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Grievance is Not Protected Speech Under First Amendment
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Posted in Employer Obligations
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently ruled that a public school teacher who filed a grievance against an assistant principal …
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Massachusetts’ Ruling Suggests Students May Sue Over Bullying if School Officials’ Conduct “Shocks the Conscience”
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A recent ruling from a Superior Court judge in Massachusetts suggests that parents may have a cause of action against public school officials for their…
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ConnCASE March Leadership Forum – Education and the Law: Current Legal Issues
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March 24-25, 2010
Event Speakers: jfay, alittlefield , lyoder
Location: ITBD Center
185 Main Street
New Britain, CT 06051
A Professional Development Opportunity for …
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Labor and Employment Department Public Sector Spring Seminar
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Please join us on March 19, 2010 for our annual spring seminar for public sector clients and friends, when we will address issues facing school…
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Court Strikes Negligence Claim for Injury During Gym Class Floor Hockey
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A Connecticut Superior Court (Lenti v. Jacobson, 2009 Conn. Super. Lexis 2985) recently struck a claim by a student who brought a negligence …
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