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Proposed Title IX Sexual Harassment Regulations Would Have Significant Impact...
The U.S. Department of Education recently released its anticipated proposed regulations regarding sexual harassment under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. If adopted, these regulations...
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SEE YOU IN COURT! – January 2019
At a recent meeting of the Nutmeg Board of Education, “security matters” was on the Board agenda. When the Board reached that item, Mrs. Superintendent told the Board that she has some ideas for...
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The Achievement Gap: Legal and Educational Challenges
A Complimentary Discussion sponsored by Shipman & Goodwin LLP as part of our “In Community Series” About the Discussion Shipman & Goodwin’s School Law Practice Group and Diversity &...
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SEE 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...
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 2/20/2019
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter. Written by attorney Thomas B. Mooney. Dear Legal Mailbag: As an assistant principal at a large high school, it falls to me to classify absences for the...
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 2/27/2019
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter. Written by attorney Thomas B. Mooney. Dear Legal Mailbag: I am an assistant principal at a middle school. The other day I was in the teachers’ lounge...
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SEE YOU IN COURT! – March 2019
As the Nutmeg Board of Education was preparing to reconvene into open session after completing its executive session discussion last week, veteran Board member Bob Bombast told the Board to hold up...
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Seminar: On the Front Lines: Raising Awareness of Child Trafficking and...
Please register for the date and time of your choice below. According to Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families, between 100,000 and 300,000 American children are at risk for commercial...
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SEE 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...
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CLE Webinar: Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Employees
Join Shipman & Goodwin labor and employment attorneys Peter Murphy and Greg Jones for this complimentary CLE webinar reviewing effective legal strategies for dealing with difficult employees and...
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Last Chance to Register for Upcoming Seminar! On the Front Lines: Raising...
Register today and join us for the live event in Hartford or by live-streaming video webinar.* According to Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families, between 100,000 and 300,000 American...
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SEE YOU IN COURT! – May 2019
With the arrival of spring and the coming of summer, incidents of student misbehavior increase in Nutmeg each year. This year, Mr. Superintendent has had his hands full in dealing with such matters,...
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SEE YOU IN COURT! – June 2019
The Nutmeg Board of Education is getting ready to close out its books for the 2018-2019 school year, and some of the new Board members are anxious about the possibility of ending the year in deficit....
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 6/19/2019
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter. Written by attorney Thomas B. Mooney. Dear Legal Mailbag: In an attempt to reduce electronic device distractions and to maintain an academic culture of...
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SEE YOU IN COURT! – July/August 2019
The members of the Nutmeg Board are very concerned about whether and how they will make ends meet this year. The Town slashed their budget request during the appropriation process, and as things stand...
View ArticleConnecticut Supreme Court Upholds Expulsion of University Student over True...
The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld the expulsion of a college student for making statements and gestures that it concluded could reasonably be interpreted as threats that represent unprotected...
View ArticleCAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 9/11/2019
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter. Written by attorney Thomas B. Mooney. Dear Legal Mailbag: Though the new school year is barely two weeks old, I am sorry to report that I have already...
View ArticleSEE YOU IN COURT! – September 2019
Bob Bombast has long served as the Chairperson of the Policy Committee of the Nutmeg Board of Education. Over the last two years, the Committee has laboriously gone through the Board’s Policy Book,...
View ArticleCAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 9/18/19
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter. Written by attorney Linda L. Yoder Dear Legal Mailbag: School is up and running and so are those PPT meetings. During a recent meeting, a parent placed...
View ArticleReporting Apps, Email Scanning, and Beyond: What Boards of Education Should...
This article first appeared in the September 2019 CABE Journal. In the wake of violence affecting schools around the country, school districts nationwide are exploring new ways to keep schools and...
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