Education

• Commissioner Prohibits Student Expulsion Without First Serving Long-Term Suspension for Prior Incident - Education Law Alert (December 2010)
• Automatic Pay Increments Not Required When Collective Bargaining Agreement Expires - Education Law Alert (December 2010)
• Commissioner Proposes Caps on Superintendent Salaries - Education Law Alert (November 2010)
• Government Efforts to Establish and Implement Concussion Management Guidelines for School-Aged Children, Part 2 - Education Law Alert (November 2010)
• Concussion Management in Public Schools, Part 1 - Education Law Alert (November 2010)
• Data to Comply with State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program Now Due - Education Law Alert (October 2010)
• Boards Must Abide by Administrative Code Limits in Regulating Student Conduct Away from School Grounds - Education Law Alert (October 2010)
• Court Permits Case Alleging Disability Discrimination Even When the Employee is Seeking Benefits Based upon Permanent Disability - Education Law Alert (September 2010)
• Appeals Court Rules for Deference Due ALJ Proceedings and Standardized Testing as Measurement of Progress in IDEA Claim - Education Law Alert (September 2010)
• Nonrenewal of Employment Contract is Equivalent to Termination, “Over-Seventy” Exception Does Not Apply - Education Law Alert (August 2010)
• Disability Discrimination Requires Sufficient Medical Evidence and More than a Failure to Make a Reasonable Accommodation - Education Law Alert (August 2010)
• NJ Supreme Court Upholds Primacy of Arbitrator’s Decision in Settlement of Labor Disputes - Education Law Alert (July 2010)
• Court Ruling Limits the Extent of Parental Involvement in Creating Child’s IEP - Education Law Alert (July 2010)
• Appellate Decision Preserves Charitable Immunity for University in Student’s Alcohol Related Accidental Death - Education Law Alert (June 2010)
• "Equal To or Better Than" Is Not The Same As "Equivalent" In CBA Language - Education Law Alert (May 2010)
• Format of Records Burden Met in OPRA Request; Use of Competitive Contracting for School and District Improvement Services Now Permitted - Education Law Alert (May 2010)
• New Laws Impact District Employees - Education Law Alert (April 2010)
• Court Certifies Class for Suit under IDEA - Education Law Alert (April 2010)
• New Law in Effect for Care of Students with Diabetes - Education Law Alert (March 2010)
• Federal Government to Focus on “Exempt vs. Non-Exempt” and “Independent Contractor vs. Employee” Misclassifications - Education Law Alert (March 2010)
• Appellate Court Denies Teacher’s Perceived Disability Discrimination Claim - Education Law Alert (February 2010)
• Two Cautionary Tales for Employers Considering Termination Following An Extended Medical Leave of Absence - Education Law Alert (February 2010)
• New Requirements for Employment of Paraprofessionals for Title I Funded Distric - Education Law Alert (February 2010)
• Appellate Court Upholds State Board as Final Arbiter of School Law Controversies - Education Law Alert (January 2010)
• Schools May Not Need to Provide All Accommodations Suggested by Student’s Doctor - Education Law Alert (January 2010)