Bob Bombast, veteran member of the Nutmeg Board of Education, decided that he needed to up his social media game. In recent years, he has been the subject of a number of unkind comments on the Friends of Nutmeg Facebook page,
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Dear Legal Mailbag,
With the rising cost of healthcare, lack of state funding for excess cost grants, flat ECS spending, and the never-ending costs of unfunded mandates, it should come as no surprise…
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Your posts are so helpful to us school administrators—we appreciate you!
The latest misbehavior we’ve been facing from high-schoolers is sprouting from the AI world. Students…
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As an assistant principal, one of my main jobs is handling discipline. Recently, one of my students videoed a fight at school, and then she posted the video online. In…
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
The staff and students at the elementary school where I am principal enjoy every holiday, and Valentine’s Day is no exception. We all try to wear red on Valentine’s Day, and…
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
As an elementary school principal, I am usually very confident about my rights and responsibilities, but this week I find myself a little puzzled.
We received a call from the…
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With all the recent hullabaloo with various federal law enforcement organizations possibly carrying out activities in schools, I am seeking guidance from Legal Mailbag on a situation that we experienced…
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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…