Injuries on school grounds are fairly common. One study cited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 80% of elementary school children visit the nurse because of injuries … [Read more...]
Connecticut Compulsory Education Laws
It’s only natural for parents to worry about their children getting the best education possible. Meanwhile, it seems like kids are naturally trying to get out of school as much as possible. So you may … [Read more...]
Do Anonymous Social Media Apps Create Title IX Violations?
In 2015, students at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, used Yik Yak, an anonymous social media app, to spew hatred and violence against their classmates. Posters lobbed … [Read more...]
Contractual Rights for Teachers
Contracts for School Teachers The law of contracts applies to contracts between teachers and school districts. This law includes the concepts of offer, acceptance, mutual assent, and consideration. … [Read more...]
Student’s Imminent Injury Sparks Exception to School Immunity
“Imminent harm excludes risks which might occur, if at all, at some unspecified time in the future,” pursuant to Superior Court Judge A. Susan Peck’s 2006 decision, Cady v. Tolland. Allegedly, the … [Read more...]
Teachers’ Off-Campus Behavior May Jeopardize Employment
Can school boards discipline public school employees for non-criminal conduct that occurs off school grounds and outside school hours? The answer seems to be “yes.” The rationale for this policy is … [Read more...]
The Use of Restraint and Seclusion of Students in Connecticut’s Public Schools
Earlier this year, news broke regarding the use of so-called “scream rooms” for students at a school located in Middletown, Connecticut. Although the school district was quick to change its policy in … [Read more...]
On The Authority of School Districts to Expel Students
It’s that time of year: Summer vacation is over. Labor Day has come and gone. Children now find themselves back into the daily routine of waking up early, getting ready for school, and attending … [Read more...]
Title IX and State Law Regarding Mother-Son and Father-Daughter School Events
The American Civil Liberties Union submitted a letter[1] with a school district on behalf of a single mother “whose daughter had no father in her life but was precluded from attending [a] … [Read more...]
The Disproportionate Representation of Minorities in Special Education Classes
A law in Connecticut requires the State Department of Education to identify school districts that “disproportionately and inappropriately identif[y] minority students as requiring special education … [Read more...]
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