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…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Elections & Politics
Last week, we wrote about how school leaders should address issues involving “undocumented” students, including the possibility of visits by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to Connecticut schools in the…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Elections & Politics, Immigration Law, Privacy
Back in 2017, at the dawn of the first Trump administration, there was much concern about how school leaders should address issues involving “undocumented” students including the possibility of visits by the U.S. Immigration and…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Elections & Politics, Immigration Law, Privacy
Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) generally provides access to records created by public agencies (including school districts). However, the FOIA contains an exemption from disclosure for “educational records”…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Privacy
The Federal District Court of Kentucky just issued a sweeping ruling vacating the 2024 Title IX Regulations that went into effect on August 1, 2024. The case, State of Tennessee v. Miguel Cardona, is one of numerous cases…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Board members sometimes just assume that whenever they enter into executive session under Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), they can invite anyone they want into the session. Furthermore, boards often assume that…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Contracting
Last year, the Connecticut General Assembly passed significant revisions to the school climate and bullying requirements, via Public Act 23-167 as we explored at length in a prior posting. …
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
The 2024 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly just concluded on May 8, 2024. As we have consistently done every year, our firm will be publishing in these pages our annual summaries of legislation affecting…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law
One of the many worries that I have as a school attorney is when school board members use their e-mail account to discuss board business. As you may know, such conduct can run afoul of Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law
On the same day Taylor Swift dropped her new album at midnight, the US Department of Education quickly followed and released the long-anticipated new Title IX final regulations. …
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
Educational institutions are anxiously awaiting the U.S. Department of Education’s issuance of the amended final Title IX regulations. The deadline for releasing the new regulations has been pushed back several times already…
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Congratulations on your election to the board of education and thank you for volunteering your time to your community. As you begin to embark on your board journey you will unfortunately, find that way too much of your time…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law
A bill has been introduced before the Connecticut General Assembly that would eliminate property tax exemptions for real property acquired by an “independent institution of higher education” on or after October 1, 2024…
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/ Education Law, Nonprofit Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
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 and…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law
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 to…
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/ Constitutional Law, Education Law
