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Dear Legal Mailbag:
I am a high school principal, and last week I had a contentious meeting with a parent. He accused me of not doing enough to protect his daughter from unkind classmates
Connecticut has long required certain commercial and retail entities to comply with environmental requirements governing the discharge of stormwater on their properties. These requirements and rules are set forth under the General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater Associated with
Last fall, school districts across Connecticut faced significant changes regarding employee leave rights when state law was revised to extend the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act (CT FMLA) to employees of “public school operators” whose positions do not require
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Guest Columnists: Dori Pagé Antonetti and Jessica Richman Smith
Dear Legal Mailbag,
I am an assistant principal at a high school, and like many educators across Connecticut, I have been working to understand
Bob Bombast, veteran member of the Nutmeg Board of Education, woke from a deep sleep and realized that he and his fellow Board members were entering the dreaded budget season, when they must come up with a budget for 2026-2027
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
While I applaud the interest Legal Mailbag expressed last week in showing elementary administrators more love (“Wishing Elementary Got More Mailbag Love”), let’s get real. When it comes to
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag,
I am the principal of an elementary school and a loyal reader of your weekly column. I always appreciate the questions you tackle, though I have noticed that our youngest
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
As an assistant principal in a large middle school, I have to search students from time to time who are accused of being in possession of contraband (you name it,
Connecticut school administrators often grapple with whether to discipline students for speech that occurs off school grounds and outside a school-sponsored activity (“off-campus speech”). Under Connecticut law, students may be disciplined, including suspended and/or expelled, for off-campus conduct if the
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
As is happening all over right now, students have been making “darts,” which are “Post-it”® notes made into paper planes with a straightened paperclip piece out of the end. It’s a
