On June 4, 2025, embedded in an omnibus bonding bill, the Connecticut General Assembly amended the Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Act as it applies to certain employees of municipalities and boards of education. While the proposed text has passed
Mr. Superintendent was getting nervous. The end of June was rapidly approaching, and it was looking like the Nutmeg Board of Education was going to run a deficit when the balloon payments to teachers are made on the last day of
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
As the principal of a middle school, I am familiar with the challenges posed by some of the T-shirts that students wear. I want to be respectful of the free speech
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
The end of the school year is a crazy busy time, and I am so grateful for the work of my administrative assistant, who helps me run this large middle
With the arrival of warm weather and longer days, the Nutmeg Board of Education has been in the “expulsion season” in recent weeks, that special time of the year when in the exuberance of spring some students push past the
Nellie Nervous had thought it would be great to serve her hometown of Nutmeg by getting elected to the Nutmeg Board of Education. The campaign was hard fought, but by knocking on doors and attending every event she could think of,
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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
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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
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Dear Legal Mailbag:
If a school district delivers curriculum through a student iPad, what rights do parents have to maintain a device-free/technology-free home? In other words, if I prefer to keep my child off
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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
