Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Earlier this week, I had an interaction with an employee that left me confused. As the principal of an elementary school, I must make sure that the work gets done, and sometimes that requires reassigning duties. My administrative assistant was out that day, and I needed copies
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
It’s been a while since I’ve written, which I can only attribute to how good the monthly advice is. For this one I had to dust off the 10th edition of “A Practical Guide…” and was left with more questions than answers, as is with all
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As an educator, I am having trouble keeping all these executive orders and lawsuits straight. Most recently, I heard that school districts throughout the country must certify to the United States Department of Education that they do not violate Title VI or they will lose their
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
One of the teachers in my school is a toxic personality, and he is always trying to stir up discontent. For example, he recently distributed a petition among teachers here, asking them to share their stories of “overwork and disrespect.” He got nowhere with that, and he
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As the principal of an elementary school, I am responsible for evaluating all the teachers in my building. I won’t lie; it is a pain in the neck to go through the rigmarole of goal setting, mid-year check-in, and summative evaluation for everyone. And when a teacher
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As an administrator, I am involved on a regular basis in interviews of candidates to fill teaching positions. I am a curious fellow, and I like to probe with my questions to find out what makes a candidate tick. Recently, however, I was chastised for asking too
In finalizing the Board’s budget request for 2025-2026, the members of the Nutmeg Board of Education have been making tough decisions to trim their budget request down to a five percent increase for next year. Their frustration has been exacerbated by conflicting pressures. Unions who stand to lose positions next year have been protesting, while Seymour Dollars,
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Middle school students are always pushing the boundaries, and this year is no exception. Kids talk, they fool around, and they push and shove.
This year, however, we are seeing a new twist on that last issue. When getting in trouble for hitting other students, they
As discussed in our prior blog post, the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently issued a Dear Colleague letter (“Letter”) discussing how OCR will interpret and enforce federal laws prohibiting schools and other entities receiving federal financial assistance from discriminating on the basis of race.
In the three weeks
In January, former President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (SSFA) into law. We discussed the key changes in a blog post entitled Enactment of the Social Security Fairness Could Mean Increase in Social Security Benefits for Some Public School Employees. Since then, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has released additional
