Proposed legislation introduced in today’s session of the General Assembly includes Raised Bill 5868, An Act Concerning Recruiting at High Schools, and Raised Bill 649, An Act Concerning School Learning Environment. RB 5868 would require all boards of education to adopt a written policy on or before January 1, 2009 regulating recruitment by the armed forces, prospective […]
Today’s bills filed in the General Assembly include Raised Bill 5833, a proposed amendment to Connecticut General Statutes Section 53a-119, which would add as a felony criminal charge “obtaining school accommodations by misrepresenting a child’s residence”. This would be defined as a parent, guardian or person acting on behalf of such person (or student if […]
Raised Bill 5702, referred to the Committee on Public Health in this session of the General Assembly, would allow a “respiratory care practitioner” to issue a written certification to a local or regional board of education providing that a child diagnosed with asthma be permitted to possess an asthmatic inhaler at all times while attending […]
If the last few days are any indication, it promises to be a busy season for the General Assembly, particularly at the Committee on Education. Multiple bills have been raised in both the Senate and the House pertaining to education of school-age children, and most of these have been referred to the Education committee. While […]
In a recent decision, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (Illinois) has upheld the dismissal of a school district’s lawsuit challenging certain provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) on the grounds that since NCLB was enacted after the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the later-enacted NCLB provisions would trump any conflicting requirements in […]
Do you know Dr. JoAnn Freiberg? If you are looking for resources to help you deal with issues related to bullying and improving school climate, and you haven’t already tried calling her, that might be a good place to start. Dr. Freiberg presented to the Education Law Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association last night, […]
How far can you go to hold parents accountable when they decide to home-school a child rather than sending the child to public or private school? School districts have a duty under Connecticut General Statutes section 10-220 to “cause” children between the ages of 5 and 18 living in the district to attend school, and […]
With seemingly little notice or fan-fare, the General Assembly modified a number of education statutes regarding student discipline including the statute providing for the out of school suspension of students. PA 07-66, effective July 1, 2008, generally prohibits out-of-school suspensions, and extends from five to 10 days, the maximum length of in-school suspensions. Current law […]
There has been some confusion lately as to whether state statutes concerning appropriate license endorsements for school buses also apply to the drivers of passenger cars used to transport school students to extracurricular activities. So much confusion, that the State of Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) recently received a Petition for Declaratory Ruling seeking clarification […]
The principal of the Juneau-Douglas High School allowed students and staff, during school hours, to leave class and observe as the Olympic Torch Relay passed through Juneau. Joseph Frederick, a senior at the high school, came to school late that day but joined the spectators across the street from the school to watch the relay. He, […]
