Monthly Archives: February 2017

Governor Malloy Issues Executive Order On Transgender Students’ Use of Bathrooms in Public Schools

by Stephen Sedor Stephen Sedor   

On Wednesday, President Trump’s administration decided to rescind, pending further review, the Obama administration’s federal guidance that requires transgender students receive access to the restrooms and locker rooms of their chosen gender identity. In response, Governor Malloy yesterday issued his own Executive Order that essentially renders the President’s action void in Connecticut and requires Connecticut’s…

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Undocumented Immigrants, The Schools And The Obligations To Cooperate With “ICE”

by Mark Sommaruga Mark Sommaruga   

A lot of heat is emanating from Washington D.C. over enforcement of laws concerning “undocumented” immigrants. Especially controversial is the possibility of greater action by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [“ICE”] bureau, including bureau agents making visits to the schools.  This battle has led to competing visions, with Governor Malloy and Commissioner Wentzell issuing…

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Title IX and Due Process: University Enrollment as Property Interest in DOE v. ALGER

by Michael P. McKeon Michael P. McKeon   

Tuition-wise, public universities have long been considered a better option than private schools, and in Doe v. Alger, a federal court in Virginia held that public university tuition may bring an additional bonus, that being a constitutionally protected property interest in continued enrollment.  In Doe, the court held that the plaintiff student’s payment of tuition…

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Pullman & Comley’s Third Annual Statewide School Law Seminar – March 3, 2017

by Mark Sommaruga Mark Sommaruga   

Pullman & Comley’s School Law Practice will host its third annual statewide School Law Seminar, “Learning Together: Recent Developments in the Law and Practical Solutions for Connecticut’s Public Schools” on March 3, 2017. This half-day program will cover trends in collective bargaining, student expulsions, special education, recent developments regarding school district job applications and other hot topics facing…

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Making Different Choices: Navigating University Grievance Procedures Under Title IX in MOORE v. TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

by Michael P. McKeon Michael P. McKeon   

A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Moore v. Temple University serves as a cautionary lesson for those seeking to pursue an action under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.  More specifically, the Third Circuit affirmed the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor…

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