by John Y. Khalil, Esq. | Jan 23, 2018 | Constitutional Issues
On Wednesday, January 17, the Connecticut Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision regarding the adequacy of education funding from the State. In Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. v. Rell, 2018 WL 472325 (2018), the court ruled...
by Carolyn Mazanec Dugas, Esq. | Mar 7, 2017 | Constitutional Issues, Transgender issues
March 6, 2017 marks a significant development in the case of Gloucester v. G.G., the closely followed and highly publicized Virginia transgender student bathroom case. The Gloucester case involves a local school board policy that effectively denies a transgender male...
by Eric Barba, Esq. | Feb 24, 2017 | Constitutional Issues, Transgender issues
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy has acted quickly to respond to recent developments in Federal law affecting the rights of transgender students by issuing an executive order reasserting the State’s protections for transgender people. Despite a change in Federal...
by Carolyn Mazanec Dugas, Esq. | Feb 22, 2017 | Constitutional Issues, Firm News, Transgender issues
On February 10, 2017, the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Trump administration withdrew a motion made in November 2016 under the Obama administration with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit; in its motion, the DOJ objected to a Texas...
by Rebecca Goldberg, Esq. | Nov 3, 2016 | Constitutional Issues
On September 7, 2016, Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher issued a 255-page Memorandum of Decision in Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. v. Rell, a case that has been pending for more than 10 years. The decision held that the State...
by Floyd J. Dugas, Esq. | May 1, 2013 | Constitutional Issues, Regular Education, Student Matters
While the other aspects of Connecticut’s new gun control law have received more notoriety, the new law included a number of provisions intended to improve school safety and security including the following: Requires each school to have a safety committee; Requires...
On behalf of Berchem Moses PC | Apr 25, 2012 | Constitutional Issues, Regular Education, Student Matters, Uncategorized
School administrators frequently grapple with the treatment of video recordings. From Constitutional issues to concerns about education records, administrators need to be aware of how to use surveillance cameras appropriately and how to respond to requests for...
On behalf of Berchem Moses PC | Jan 17, 2012 | Constitutional Issues, Regular Education, Student Matters
As you may recall from our previous posts regarding student’s online speech, the summer of 2011 brought with it a split in the Circuit Courts regarding how to handle discipline of student’s off-campus online speech. Specifically, the cases J.S. v. Blue Mountain Sch....
On behalf of Berchem Moses PC | Sep 30, 2011 | Constitutional Issues
The issue in Cox v. Warwick Valley Central School District stemmed from a student assignment to write an essay for English class. The teacher asked students to write about what they would do if they had 24 hours to live. While this sort of creative writing occurs...
On behalf of Berchem Moses PC | Jul 28, 2011 | Constitutional Issues, Regular Education, Student Matters
School districts in Connecticut looking for guidance on how to handle discipline of students engaging in provocative speech on-line at home have been watching with interest the outcome of two cases in the Third Circuit that seemed to reach conflicting results. Both...
