Associate, Sarah Tornetta discusses a recent New Jersey law that establishes requirements for school districts when using physical restraints and seclusion techniques.
In this installment of the Public Schools and Education blog, Andrew Li discusses immigration enforcement and what it means to school districts in New Jersey.
With school walk-outs being planned next month, Public Schools and Education attorney Andrew Li discusses the right of students to express themselves and the obligation of school administrators to maintain an orderly learning environment.
Parker McCay attorney and statewide public records lecturer George Morris shares his thoughts on the effect of redacting public records on Boards of Education in this entry of the Public Schools and Education blog.
Associate Victoria Simoes Beck gives some insight on homeschooling and how it affects boards of education in this rendition of "The ABCs of School Law" blog.
Attorney Andrew Li reviews NJ law for how to handle absences the day after the Super Bowl.
As one more local Board of Education in New Jersey approves a later start time for its high school, students and parents may increase their calls for other school districts to also move back the beginning of their school day.
On his last full day in office, Governor Christie signed a number of bills into law, including A-493. With a final swipe of the outgoing governor’s pen, this Act makes official New Jersey’s public policy of banning the use of “smokeless tobacco,” a term which includes “snuff, chewing tobacco, or any other matter or substance which contains tobacco,” in public schools.
Now that the excitement of the New Year, with the tumult of annual organization meetings and new members taking office, has passed, a Board’s attention should turn to the more prosaic and procedural aspects of public life.
All school officials – which includes Board members -- are required by New Jersey School Ethics Act to annually file what are known as “Disclosure Statements," in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:12-25 and 18A:12-26.