Yesterday (January 28, 2025), the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) released a guidance document regarding ICE enforcement actions at schools. In the wake of
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On January 5, 2025, former President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 into law. The Social Security Fairness Act repeals two provisions
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Earlier this month, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) released joint guidance about
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Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
My head is spinning, given the numerous Executive Orders issued following the Inauguration of President
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With the new presidential administration’s hard stance on immigration, many school officials are anxious about visits from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and uncertain
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On January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky ruled that the 2024 Title IX Regulations “are invalid and must be set aside.” Despite
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Last year was a turbulent one for Title IX, and although we are just a few days into 2025, this turbulence has persisted into the
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Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As the principal of an elementary school, I must deal with many different situations. Sometimes
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Bob Bombast, veteran member of the Nutmeg Board of Education, has been frustrated by the perennial need to reduce the Board’s budget request before submitting
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Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag,
I am a superintendent of a PreK-12 public school district here in Connecticut, and I
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