- No. 10-20
March 2010
- Green Building Code Takes Effect January 1, 2011 For K-12 and Community College Construction
- No. 10-19
February 2010
- Legislation Introduced to Allow Trained School Personnel to Administer Diastat and Insulin to Students
- No. 10-18
February 2010
- Amendments To CEQA Guidelines Concerning Greenhouse Gas Emissions Attempt To Breath Fresh Air Into CEQA Process
- No. 10-17
February 2010
- Calculation of District’s Redevelopment Payments Should Include ERAF Allocation
- No. 10-16
February 2010
- Time to Update Your Section 504 Policies, Procedures and Training Materials
- No. 10-15
February 2010
- Solar Panel Security: Take Steps Early To Protect Your Investment In Clean Energy
- No. 10-14
February 2010
- State Board of Education Approves Charter School LEA Membership in Out-of-Geographic Region SELPAs
- No. 10-13
February 2010
- In Times of Budgetary Shortfalls, School Districts Turn to Fund-Raising
- No. 10-12
February 2010
- Employee Grievance is Not Protected Speech
- No. 10-11
February 2010
- OSEP Issues Guidance Regarding Early Childhood Transitions
- No. 10-10
January 2010
- Beware of Promises That Sound Too Good To Be True: Ninth Circuit Affirms Criminal Conviction of E-Rate Consultant
- No. 10-09
January 2010
- California Federal Court Rules Student's Online Speech Protected By First Amendment
- No. 10-08
January 2010
- Prevailing in a Special Education Due Process Hearing on the Issue of Eligibility Classification May Entitle a Student to an Award of Attorneys’ Fees
- No. 10-07
January 2010
- Ninth Circuit Holds Charter School is Not A State Actor Under Section 1983
- No. 10-06
January 2010
- Governor Signs Significant Education Reform Bills to Make California More Competitive for Race to the Top Funding
- No. 10-05
January 2010
- Community College Joint Benefits Committee is Not A Legislative Body Subject to the Brown Act
- No. 10-04
January 2010
- California Supreme Court Will Determine Whether a School District is Required to Arbitrate Dispute Over Charter Petition Approval
- No. 10-03
January 2010
- County Superintendent May Exercise Special Fiscal Oversight Powers Over Reorganizing District Without a Showing of Fiscal Distress
- No. 10-02
January 2010
- Education Code Section 48902 Now Requires Reporting of Certain Mandatory Expulsion Offenses to Law Enforcement
- No. 10-01
January 2010
- 18-Month Cash Settlement Formula Sets Maximum Payout for Termination of Superintendent's Employment Contract
- No. 09-89
December 2009
- Over $1.6 Billion in Modernization Funds and $80 Million in "Green" Incentive Grants Still Available from Proposition 1D
- No. 09-88
December 2009
- Court Clarifies Application of Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure Standards in Schools
- No. 09-87
December 2009
- CDE Issues New Amendments to Regulations Governing the California High School Exit Examination
- No. 09-86
December 2009
- Foster Students May Be Exempt from Local Graduation Requirements
- No. 09-85
December 2009
- The Department of Education Issues Guidance on Releasing Student Information During an H1N1 Flu Outbreak
- No. 09-84
December 2009
- Evidence of Discrimination May Also be Used to Support Harassment Claims Under FEHA
- No. 09-83
December 2009
- Employee Cannot be Terminated for Making a Good Faith Claim for Overtime Wages
- No. 09-82
December 2009
- California Voting Rights Act Revisited
- No. 09-81
December 2009
- Independent Contractors May Bring Employment Discrimination Claims Under Section 504
- No. 09-80
December 2009
- All Unencumbered Construction Funds Eligible For Local Matching Funds Contribution
- No. 09-79
December 2009
- Public Officials Immune for Exercising Discretion in Ejecting Disruptive Individual
- No. 09-78
December 2009
- CDE Issues Guidance on CAHSEE Exemption
- No. 09-77
December 2009
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Takes Effect
- No. 09-76
December 2009
- Riding the Wave into a New Era for Water Resources
- No. 09-75
December 2009
- Worker’s Compensation Award Annulled Where the Industrially Injured Employee Failed to Show He Received Disadvantaged Treatment
- No. 09-74
November 2009
- Public Employee’s Criticism of Superiors Not Protected as Free Speech
- No. 09-73
November 2009
- Public Agency Protected From Liability Due to Design Immunity
- No. 09-72
November 2009
- Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting Retention of Public Work Contract Price to No More Than 5%
- No. 09-71
October 2009
- Non-Disabled Employee May Sue Employer for Retaliation under Section 504 and the ADA
- No. 09-70
October 2009
- STRS Limitation of $0 for Six Months after Retirement
- No. 09-69
October 2009
- Illegally Seized Evidence Not Barred From Use in Administrative Disciplinary Proceedings
- No. 09-68
October 2009
- Emails Are Not Education Records if They Are Not "Printed and Placed" in a Student's File
- No. 09-67
October 2009
- Employer Liable for Single Failure to Accommodate Employee's Disability
- No. 09-66
October 2009
- Noncertificated Coach/Supervisor Clearance Certificate From the CTC to be Required
- No. 09-65
October 2009
- Governor Signs Bill Opening Door to Receipt of Federal Funds
- No. 09-64
October 2009
- Governor Signs Legislation Extending School District of Choice Provisions With Changes
- No. 09-63
October 2009
- Court Upholds School District's Right to Require Certification and to Terminate Employee for Failure to Comply
- No. 09-62
September 2009
- District Cannot Refuse To Arbitrate Dispute Based On Claim That CBA Provision Conflicts With State Law Regarding Charter Schools
- No. 09-61
September 2009
- Solar Power Purchase Agreements
- No. 09-60
September 2009
- FERPA Permits Disclosure of Parent Contact Information to Protection and Advocacy
- No. 09-59
September 2009
- Education Department Issues Guidance on Spending Special Education and Title I Stimulus Funds
- No. 09-58
September 2009
- CDE Issues Guidance on Response to Intervention
- No. 09-57
September 2009
- Ninth Circuit Upholds School District’s Prohibition of Religious Music at Graduation Ceremony
- No. 09-56
August 2009
- Confidentiality Clauses in Public Agency Settlement Agreements Are Not Against Public Policy
- No. 09-55
August 2009
- Charter School Timelines – Are You Ready?
- No. 09-54
August 2009
- Probationary Teacher Entitled to Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance Prior to Mid-Year Termination
- No. 09-53
August 2009
- New Law Allows School Districts Increased Flexibility in Use of Surplus Property Proceeds
- No. 09-52
August 2009
- Ninth Circuit Upholds Rowley Standard for the Provision of a Free Appropriate Public Education
- No. 09-51
August 2009
- Court Upholds State Policy to Test English Learners in English
- No. 09-50
August 2009
- State’s Transfer of $1.7 Billion in Redevelopment Funds Not Likely to Impact School Districts
- No. 09-49
August 2009
- Amended Budget Includes Suspension of CAHSEE Requirement for Students with Disabilities
- No. 09-48
August 2009
- Community College “Last Chance Agreements” Unenforceable, Will Apply to K-12 Certificated Employees
- No. 09-47
July 2009
- Special Education Teachers May Expand Their Scope of Instruction Beyond Their Original Credential
- No. 09-46
July 2009
- Ninth Circuit Dismisses First Amendment Claim Based on Public Employee Speech Made in Course of Official Duties
- No. 09-45
July 2009
- Supreme Court Finds Student’s Strip Search Unconstitutional, but Administrator Entitled to Qualified Immunity
- No. 09-44
July 2009
- Supreme Court Holds Past Receipt of Special Education Services Not a Requirement for Recovery of Private School Reimbursement
- No. 09-43
July 2009
- School District May Prohibit Distribution of Governing Board Candidate Endorsements through School Mailboxes
- No. 09-42
June 2009
- Notification Obligations Regarding Unemployment Insurance Benefits
- No. 09-41
June 2009
- Labor Code Provisions on Overtime, Meal Breaks, and Wage Payments Do Not Apply to Public Entities
- No. 09-40
June 2009
- School District Found Not Liable for Sexual Abuse Committed by a Former Teacher
- No. 09-39
June 2009
- Discipline For Protest Did Not Violate Students’ First Amendment Rights
- No. 09-38
June 2009
- CDE Issues New Regulations Governing Special Education Mediation and Due Process Proceedings
- No. 09-37
June 2009
- District Can Be Liable For Student's Off Campus Transportation Related Injuries
- No. 09-36
May 2009
- Window Open for Second Round of Certificated Layoffs
- No. 09-35
May 2009
- Teacher Violates Establishment Clause by Criticizing Creationism
- No. 09-34
May 2009
- H1N1 School Closures Could Have Broad Impacts
- No. 09-33
April 2009
- Responding to a Public Health Emergency
- No. 09-32
April 2009
- Let’s All Go “Green” in Honor of Earth Day!
- No. 09-31
April 2009
- Unequal Participation Opportunities in High School Athletic Programs for Female Students Deemed a Title IX Violation
- No. 09-30
April 2009
- U.S. Supreme Court Opens Door to Arbitration of Employment Discrimination Claims
- No. 09-29
April 2009
- New Updates on the Federal COBRA Premium Reductions
- No. 09-28
March 2009
- Student Assignment Policy that Aims to Achieve School Diversity by Using Neighborhood Demographics When Assigning Students Does Not Violate California Constitution
- No. 09-27
March 2009
- Charter School Cannot Unilaterally Disenroll a Special Education Student
- No. 09-26
March 2009
- Ninth Circuit Upholds the Appropriateness of an Eclectic Autism Program and Holds that Student is Entitled to Stay-Put Throughout the Appeals Process
- No. 09-25
March 2009
- Reasonable Free-Speech Limits Allowed in Particular State College, University, and Community College Forums
- No. 09-24
March 2009
- Dramatic Increase in Homeless Students Impacts Both Students and School Districts
- No. 09-23
March 2009
- New Federal Stimulus Plan to Provide COBRA Subsidies for Qualifying Beneficiaries
- No. 09-22
February 2009
- Classified Employee’s No Contest Plea to Controlled Substance Offense is Not Grounds for Termination
- No. 09-21
February 2009
- Exercise of Right Against Self-Incrimination During an Employment Investigation May Constitute Insubordination That Supports Discipline, Including Dismissal
- No. 09-20
February 2009
- Implementation of Revised I-9 Employment Eligibility Form Postponed Until April 3, 2009
- No. 09-19
February 2009
- Supreme Court Changes Test for Qualified Immunity
- No. 09-18
February 2009
- Department of Labor Issues New FMLA Regulations
- No. 09-17
February 2009
- 24-Hour Brown Act Notice Not Required When Considering Complaints or Charges for Certificated Dismissal in Closed Session
- No. 09-16
February 2009
- Education Code Section 45196 Prohibits Concurrent Deduction of Vacation and Differential Leave
- No. 09-15
February 2009
- Title IX, Barring Sex Discrimination in Federally Funded Education Programs, Does Not Preclude Section 1983 Action
- No. 09-14
January 2009
- Time to Update Your IDEA Notice of Procedural Safeguards
- No. 09-13
January 2009
- Absent Voter Approval, Issuance of “Cash-Out Refunding Bonds
- No. 09-12
January 2009
- “Alternative Means” of Demonstrating Achievement to be Established for Eligible Disabled Students Not Passing the CAHSEE
- No. 09-11
January 2009
- Federal Regulation Requires Local Educational Agencies to Make “Positive Efforts” to Employ and Advance Individuals with Disabilities
- No. 09-10
January 2009
- Supreme Court to Hear New Private School Reimbursement Case
- No. 09-09
January 2009
- Specialized Training or Experience Justifies “Skipping” of Junior Teachers in Certificated Layoff
- No. 09-08
January 2009
- I-9 Employment Eligibility Form Revised
- No. 09-07
January 2009
- Court of Appeal Decision Confirms that Funding Educational Programs is the Job of the Legislature Not the Courts
- No. 09-06
January 2009
- Charter School Teachers' Letter to Parents Constituted a Protected Activity Under the EERA
- No. 09-05
January 2009
- Court Invalidates At-Large School Board Election Under California Voting Rights Act
- No. 09-04
January 2009
- Ninth Circuit Decision Requires Parents to Raise Section 504 Discrimination Claims in Due Process Complaints
- No. 09-03
January 2009
- Clarification Regarding Administration of Insulin to Students
- No. 09-02
January 2009
- Court Prohibits the California Department of Education from Authorizing Unlicensed School Personnel to Administer Insulin
- No. 09-01
January 2009
- Journalism Teacher Protection Act Prevents Retaliation Against Employees for Protecting Student Free Speech
- No. 08-48
December 2008
- United States Department of Education releases amended FERPA Regulations
- No. 08-47
December 2008
- Statute of Limitations Extended when Employee Seeks Administrative Remedies Prior to Filing FEHA Claims
- No. 08-46
December 2008
- State’s Practice of Deferring Reimbursement for Mandated Cost Programs Found Unconstitutional
- No. 08-45
December 2008
- Federal Regulations Amended to Allow Parents to Revoke Consent to Special Education
- No. 08-44
December 2008
- Settlement of BIP Mandated Cost Claim Brings Dollars to Schools if LEAs approve
- No. 08-43
December 2008
- Judge Bars Unlicensed Personnel From Administering Insulin to Students
- No. 08-42
December 2008
- Laid Off Classified Employees Have Preferential Reemployment Rights to Any Available Position For Which They Are Qualified
- No. 08-41
November 2008
- Department of Education Releases New NCLB Regulations
- No. 08-40
October 2008
- California Adopts Nation's First Statewide Green Building Code
- No. 08-39
October 2008
- Court Clarifies Liability Standards for Student Harassment Cases and Affirms Money Damages for Private Enforcement Actions
- No. 08-38
October 2008
- New Law Grants School Employees Protection when Defending Students' Free Speech Rights
- No. 08-37
October 2008
- Students Raise Issue as to District's Denial of Bible Club
- No. 08-36
October 2008
- Employment Legislation Update – SB 1303 and AB 2167
- No. 08-35
October 2008
- Ninth Circuit Finds Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Text Messaging by Public Employees
- No. 08-34
September 2008
- New Rules for the Oversight and Use of Certificates of Participation and Other Debt Secured by Real Property
- No. 08-33
August 2008
- Ninth Circuit Rejects “Structural Defect” Test in Analyzing Special Education Procedural Compliance
- No. 08-32
August 2008
- Lawsuit Challenges Proposition 39 Charter School Facilities Requirements
- No. 08-31
August 2008
- Court of Appeal Finds that California Law Permits Home Schooling
- No. 08-30
July 2008
- Mild/Moderate Disabilities-Credentialed Teachers Now Authorized To Teach Students With Autism
- No. 08-29
July 2008
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Grants Qualified Immunity To Deputy Sheriffs and Assistant Principal Who Removed Abortion Protesters From Area Near Middle School
- No. 08-28
July 2008
- OAH Adopts New Special Education Calendaring System
- No. 08-27
July 2008
- The Supreme Court Declines To Determine Whether Parents May Obtain Damages Under The IDEA, Thus The Recent 9th Circuit Decision Holding Monetary Damages Under The IDEA Are Not Available In California Remains Intact
- No. 08-26
June 2008
- OSEP Opines that the Specific Location of IDEA Services is a Matter for a District to Decide
- No. 08-25
June 2008
- Proposed NCLB Regulations Would Further Strengthen District Accountability
- No. 08-24
June 2008
- EIR LAWSUIT SURVIVES STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS HURDLE
- No. 08-23
June 2008
- Supreme Court Upholds Right Of Individuals To Keep Weapons At Home For Self-Defense But Districts Can Continue To Forbid Them In Schools
- No. 08-22
June 2008
- Brown Act Amendment Requires That Information Produced Less than 72 hours Prior To a Public Meeting Be Made Available for Public Inspection
- No. 08-21
June 2008
- OAH Dismisses School District, County Office of Education, and SELPA from Due Process Hearing involving Charter School
- No. 08-20
May 2008
- Reassignment under Compressed Teacher Salary Schedule Violated Uniformity Mandate in Education Code § 45028
- No. 08-19
May 2008
- Proposed IDEA Regulations Would Allow Parents to Unilaterally Remove Their Child From Special Education
- No. 08-18
May 2008
- Employers Contesting Validity of Medical Leave Under CFRA Not Required to Seek Third Medical Opinion
- No. 08-17
April 2008
- Students That Have Never Received Special Education Services from a District May be Entitled to Private School Reimbursement
- No. 08-16
April 2008
- Changes In Teacher's Classroom Assignment Can Support Discrimination Claim; Evidence of Activity Occurring Outside Statue of Limitations Admissable as Background
- No. 08-15
April 2008
- Public Employee Return from Leave of Absence May be Discussed in Closed Session
- No. 08-14
March 2008
- Amendments to Proposition 39 Charter School Facilities Regulations Approved
- No. 08-13
March 2008
- PERB Reinstates Previous Holding Regarding Negotiability of an Employer's Decision to Contract Out Work
- No. 08-12
March 2008
- State Superintendent Issues News Release Regarding Home-Schooling
- No. 08-11
March 2008
- Home-School Students Must Receive Instruction from Credentialed Teacher
- No. 08-10
March 2008
- City May Not Enter Settlement Agreement to Resolve Litigation Filed by a Council Member Against the City Because the Counsel Member's Financial Interest in the Agreement Creates a Conflict of Interest
- No. 08-09
February 2008
- Teacher Classifications are Statutorily-Defined and cannot be Negotiated by School Districts
- No. 08-07
February 2008
- 2008 National Defense Authorization Act Expands Family Medical Leave Act Coverage
- No. 08-06
January 2008
- Hand Delivery Of Probationary Certificated Non-Reelection Notices Required
- No. 08-05
February 2008
- School Districts May Owe a Duty of Care to Students Participating in Off-Campus School-Sponsored Activities
- No. 08-04
February 2008
- New EEOC Rule Allows Employers to Coordinate the Health Benefits They Offer Retirees Without Violating the ADEA
- No. 08-03
February 2008
- New Law Provides Leave to Military Spouses and Partners
- No. 08-02
February 2008
- Amended Opinion Reiterates that IDEA Claims Are Not Enforceable under Section 1983
- No. 08-01
February 2008
- Student’s Violent Threats Were Unprotected Speech
