In a 6-3 decision with the justices split along familiar ideological lines, the United States Supreme Court held on Friday, June 27, in Mahmoud v. Taylor, 606 U.S. ___ (2025) (Case No. 24-297)...more
7/2/2025
/ Educational Institutions ,
First Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Mahmoud v Taylor ,
Parental Rights ,
Public Schools ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Beliefs ,
School Policies ,
SCOTUS ,
Students
If nothing else, the early days of the Trump administration 2.0 have been a whirlwind of legal activity. Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have of course been at the forefront and on February 14, 2025 the federal...more
3/5/2025
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Connecticut ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Education Reform ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Federal Funding ,
OCR ,
Public Schools ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Supremacy Clause ,
Title VI ,
Trump Administration
The following is a brief description of acts that were passed during the 2024 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly that may be of interest to Connecticut school leaders. ...more
8/22/2024
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Education Reform ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employee Benefits ,
General Assembly ,
New Amendments ,
New Regulations ,
Public Employees ,
Public Schools ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Special Education ,
Students ,
Teachers ,
Wage and Hour
Late last week the Connecticut State Department of Education (“CSDE” or “Department”) issued new guidance addressing the rights of transgender students in Connecticut schools. Entitled Guidance on Civil Rights Protections...more
1/18/2024
/ Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Connecticut ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
FERPA ,
Gender Identity ,
IDEA ,
LGBTQ ,
OCR ,
School Restrooms ,
Section 504 ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
While district-controlled Facebook, Instagram and Twitter/“X” accounts can certainly be a great tool for engaging stakeholders – particularly Gen X and Millennial parents – it is important for board members and administrators...more
As we head into the 2023-24 school year we will be supplementing our annual School Law legislative update with our take on some of the most important pieces of education-related legislation from this year’s session of the...more
9/5/2023
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Education Reform ,
Educational Institutions ,
General Assembly ,
Immigrants ,
Native Language ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Acts ,
Public Schools ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Students ,
Translations
The 2023 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly concluded on June 7, 2023. The following is a brief description of acts that were passed by the General Assembly that may be of interest to Connecticut’s K-12...more
Every year as May 1 approaches, Connecticut school districts are confronted with an unpleasant, albeit familiar, process. For better or worse, teacher non-renewal is a fact of life under the Teacher Tenure Act and the...more
4/25/2023
/ Budgets ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employee Retention ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Layoffs ,
School Districts ,
Teachers ,
Tenure ,
Termination
The 2021 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly concluded on June 9, 2021, but the primary source of action on education law issues was a special session of the General Assembly and ensuing “budget implementer”...more
8/10/2021
/ Charter Schools ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Educational Institutions ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
General Assembly ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Native American Issues ,
Public Sector Unions ,
School Districts ,
Special Education ,
State and Local Government ,
State Budgets ,
Team Mascots ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour
Earlier this month, The CABE Journal (see page 11) published a portion of an article by Pullman & Comley attorney Zach Schurin entitled “Native American Mascots: An Emerging Legal Landscape.” The article examines the legal...more
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the cornerstone of President Lyndon Johnson’s historic civil rights efforts. While Title VII prohibits discrimination in employment and is perhaps...more
Earlier this month, The CABE Journal (see page 11) published a portion of an article by Pullman & Comley attorney Zach Schurin entitled “Native American Mascots: An Emerging Legal Landscape.” The article examines the legal...more
Student data privacy has been a hot legislative topic in recent years and more changes are now on the way. On June 7, 2018 Governor Malloy signed into law Public Act 18-125: An Act Concerning Revisions to the Student Privacy...more
The Connecticut General Assembly enacted a number of laws during its regular session that will impact Connecticut schools and public-sector employers. Among other things, bills have been enacted that...more
$4.48 million. That’s how much the Pine Bush School District in central-New York just agreed to pay to settle a lawsuit brought by a group of current and former students who alleged that school administrators were...more
7/20/2015
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Board of Education ,
Bullying ,
Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
Harassment ,
Investigations ,
Personal Liability ,
Protected Class ,
Recidivism ,
Religious Discrimination ,
School Districts ,
Settlement ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Title VI ,
Training