CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – January 2019
Dear Legal Mailbag: I confess that I am still a bit confused over the push to limit suspensions to in-school suspensions except in extreme cases. As the assistant principal at a large high school, I...
View ArticleSinking Fund and Other Capital Improvement Financing Options for Michigan...
Please see full Comparison Chart Of Sinking Fund And Other Capital Improvement Financing Options for Michigan Public School Districts below for more information....By: Miller Canfield
View ArticleCAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – January 2019 #2
Dear Legal Mailbag: As a new administrator, I am excited about my new responsibilities, especially the opportunity to evaluate teachers, playing my part in improving instruction for children. Well, I...
View ArticleSupreme Court Justices Criticize School’s Discipline of Football Coach for...
The Supreme Court recently declined to hear a case involving a public school district that fired its football coach for kneeling and praying on the football field after games....By: Franczek P.C.
View ArticleSee You In Court! - February 2019
The Nutmeg Board of Education is in the thick of its budget deliberations, and the members are having trouble establishing priorities. Board members Red Cent and Penny Pincher are still smarting from...
View ArticleCAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – January 2019 #3
Dear Legal Mailbag: I am sure that you have heard about all the issues with DCF reporting. With the arrest of a number of educators for failing to report suspected abuse or neglect, we are all running...
View ArticleCAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – February 2019
Dear Legal Mailbag: As an assistant principal at a large high school, it falls to me to classify absences for the purpose of the “chronic absenteeism” calculation we must do. We have our challenges at...
View ArticleNo “State-Created Danger” In Student-On-Student Sexual Assault and Harassment...
No “State-Created Danger” In Student-On-Student Sexual Assault and Harassment Case When The School District Took Precautions To Avoid Sexual Assaults - Strobel v. Neshannock Township School District,...
View ArticleGold Dome Report - February 2019 #15
Legislative work began early and continues on as today’s #GoldDomeReport hits your inbox. As the sun was rising this morning, members of the House Appropriations Committee met in their Subcommittees to...
View ArticleGold Dome Report - February 2019 #16
Wednesday marked Legislative Day 23 under the Gold Dome and presented another buffet of policy debate and action for legislators and lobbyists alike. After a substantial first course consisting of the...
View ArticleCAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – February 2019 #2
Dear Legal Mailbag: I am an assistant principal at a middle school. The other day I was in the teachers’ lounge shooting the breeze with a teacher who is active with our local teachers union....
View ArticleGold Dome Report - February 2019 #17
Another rainy day in Georgia did not stop members of the General Assembly from an early start. Early morning committee hearings in both chambers led into action on the floor where the Senate considered...
View ArticleWhat School Districts Need to Know About the New Red Flag Law
On February 25, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed the “Red Flag” bill into law. The purpose of this law, also known as the “extreme risk protection order” law, is to prevent individuals from accessing...
View ArticleArming Your Security Guards? Make Them School Police Officers, PA Department...
School district practices for getting armed personnel on site once seemed like the Wild West, with each district interpreting the requirements in its own way. But on February 22, 2019, Pennsylvania’s...
View ArticleImmorality Illustrated: Court Affirms Principal’s Termination After Second...
Moffitt v. Tunkhannock Area School District, 192 A.3d 1214 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Aug. 18, 2018). The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed an elementary school principal’s termination, because sufficient...
View ArticleGold Dome Report - March 2019 #11
Although adjournment Sine Die remains two weeks away, the end felt nearer under the Gold Dome today. As legislators and lobbyists shook out the cobwebs from St. Patrick’s Day weekend, end-of-session...
View ArticleSee You In Court! - April 2019
The members of the Nutmeg Board of Education want to do what they can to improve student achievement in Nutmeg, which has been lagging in comparison to neighboring towns. The problem has been that...
View ArticleGold Dome Report - April 2019 #1
With midnight and adjournment Sine Die quickly approaching, legislators and lobbyists continue to work this evening to get propositions across the finish line....By: Nelson Mullins Riley &...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Legislative Update - April 2019
Dozens of bills were filed this week as the Senate faced its bill introduction deadline. The House announced that it will publish a budget plan within the next two weeks....By: Brooks Pierce
View ArticleSchool Surveillance Videos are Not Educational Records under FERPA
Commonwealth Court Holds That School Surveillance Videos Showing Interactions Between Adults And Students Are Not Education Records Under FERPA and Are Public Records Under The RTKL - Easton Area Sch....
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