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Register Now for Board Meets World: A Board Member’s Guide to Working With...
This workshop will provide board of education members with best practices and guidance regarding effective board operation with respect to internal governance, administration, school staff, students...
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Last Chance to Register! Board Meets World: A Board Member’s Guide to Working...
There’s still time to register for this complimentary seminar offered to board of education members. School Law attorneys Richard A. Mills, Rebecca Rudnick Santiago and Benjamin P. FrazziniKendrick...
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Webinar: Board Member Boot Camp — Your Guide to Robert’s Rules of Order
Join Shipman & Goodwin School Law attorney Gary R. Brochu for the next installment of our complimentary Board Member Boot Camp webinar series. Robert’s Rules of Order is the recognized guide for...
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Oral Argument Presented in Supreme Court Case Addressing the Level of...
On January 11, 2017, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Endrew F. ex rel. Joseph F. v. Douglas County School District RE 1, Docket No. 15-187, to address the level of benefit a school...
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U.S. Department of Education Changes Name of Office Responsible for FERPA
On January 19, 2017, the U.S. Department of Education issued new Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) regulations that change the name of office that administers and enforces FERPA from...
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State Department of Education Addresses Immigration Executive Order
On January 30, 2017, the Connecticut State Department of Education (“CSDE”) released a memorandum titled, “Guidance for Districts Regarding Refugee Students,” in response to an Executive Order signed...
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U.S. Departments of Justice and Education Withdraw Federal Transgender...
On February 22, 2017, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education withdrew guidance for educational institutions, issued in 2015 and 2016, that took the position that the prohibitions in Title IX of...
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Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy Instructs Connecticut Public Schools to...
Yesterday, in response to the withdrawal of federal guidance relating to the rights of transgender students, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy instructed Connecticut public schools to continue to...
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Webinar Recap: Your Guide to Robert’s Rules of Order
On January 26th Attorney Gary Brochu provided another webinar in the Board Member Boot Camp webinar series. The focus of the latest webinar was the conducting of board of education meetings utilizing...
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Webinar: Board Member Boot Camp – Conducting BOE Hearings
One of the responsibilities of serving on a board of education is serving as a hearing panelist. Boards of education are statutorily and often contractually required to conduct hearings, placing board...
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Supreme Court Clarifies FAPE Standard in Endrew F. Case
IEPs Must Be Reasonably Calculated to Enable Appropriate Progress in Light of Child’s Circumstances For the first time in nearly 35 years, the Supreme Court of the United States has addressed the legal...
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Last Chance to Register! Webinar: Board Member Boot Camp – Conducting BOE...
There’s still time to register for this complimentary webinar offered to board of education members and chairs. One of the responsibilities of serving on a board of education is serving as a hearing...
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Gary Brochu Presents at NSBA Meeting on a Board of Education’s Path to...
On March 25, 2017, Shipman & Goodwin attorney Gary Brochu delivered a presentation entitled “From Awful to Award Winning: One Board’s Path to Excellence” at the National School Boards Association...
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Webinar Recap: Board Member Boot Camp – Conducting BOE Hearings
On January 26th attorney Gary Brochu provided another webinar in the Board Member Boot Camp webinar series. The focus of the latest webinar was the conducting of hearings by boards of education. The...
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High School Sleuths Expose Questionable Credentials of New Principal
Earlier this month in the city of Pittsburg, Kansas, a group of curious student journalists raised serious questions about the credentials of their newly hired principal, Amy Robertson. According to...
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Fourth Circuit Reverses Preliminary Injunction in Transgender Student Rights...
In March of 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States remanded the high profile transgender student rights case, Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. ex rel. Grimm, no 16-273, to the Fourth...
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Shipman & Goodwin Hosts Annual Law Day Event
On May 3, 2017, Connecticut area high school students learned firsthand about the legal profession at Shipman & Goodwin’s Law Day 2017, an annual event designed to give students from diverse...
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Legislature Revises Physical Restraint and Seclusion Training Requirements
Earlier this month, the General Assembly passed House Bill 7276, now Public Act 17-220, which contains a number of provisions aimed at providing “mandate relief” to boards of education. Section 5 of...
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New Legislation Revises Physical Restraint and Seclusion Training Requirements
This is an updated version of the original post, Legislature Revises Physical Restraint and Seclusion Training Requirements, published on June 28, 2017. Earlier this month, the Governor signed Public...
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Connecticut Supreme Court Issues Decision in Munn v. Hotchkiss
On Friday, the Connecticut Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Munn v. Hotchkiss School, the case involving a private school student who contracted tick-borne encephalitis on a...
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