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 – 11/20/25
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As is happening all over right now, students have been making “darts,” which are “Post-it”®
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See You In Court – December 2025
Bob Bombast, veteran member of the Nutmeg Board of Education, was surprised to read on social media the complaint of Tom Teacher, a popular teacher
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 11/13/25
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
I have a question regarding teachers’ rights in a PPT. More specifically, what they are
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 11/6/25
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As principal of a middle school, I was surprised when two students complained to me
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See You in Court – November 2025
The Nutmeg Board of Education has had its share of legal disputes, and last month was no exception. Local attorney Bill Alot has sued the
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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 – 10/23/2025
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
In this day and age, educators are well-versed in the importance of not touching students
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CAS Legal Mailbag – 10/16/25
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
One of the students at my high school has been causing trouble, and, given my
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