Stealth Lawyer: Clare Dalton, Acupuncturist
Under New Jersey’s Tenure Employees Hearing Law, when a school district files tenure charges against an employee, the state commissioner of education must refer the case to arbitration if he or she determines that the charges...more
Every year as May 1 approaches, Connecticut school districts are confronted with an unpleasant, albeit familiar, process. For better or worse, teacher non-renewal is a fact of life under the Teacher Tenure Act and the...more
On May 13, 2022, Gov. Hochul signed Chapter 201 of the laws of 2022. Included in this legislation, which passed unanimously in both the Senate and Assembly, was the elimination of the requirement for school districts and...more
On June 7, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed into law a bill that amends the tenure process for probationary teachers and principals to account for changes necessary to the normal procedure due to the COVID-19 pandemic with regard...more
Two key bills for school administrators – one attempting to correct a dichotomy in tenure laws, one seeking to remove the salary cap for BOCES superintendents – were vetoed at the close of 2018. How do these vetoes impact...more
In one of the first teacher dismissal decisions of 2017, school districts across the state of Illinois scored a victory as an independent hearing officer upheld the dismissal of a tenured teacher for improperly assisting...more
In another blow to school districts’ ability to address problem teachers, the New York State Court of Appeals recently upheld the Appellate Division, Fourth Department decision in Kilduff v. Rochester City School District,...more
California teacher tenure, firing and layoff laws violate the state constitution, a judge has ruled in a closely watched case that may have significant ramifications for school districts, education departments and lawmakers....more
The media has missed the fact that Vergara is not primarily a case about tenure....more
Judge Rolf Treu’s decision in the Students First case is effectively an indictment of the termination process of all California public school employees, not just teachers....more
If upheld on appeal, the trial court decision in Vergara v. State of California will make it easier for California school districts to keep new teachers in "at will" probationary status longer, to fire tenured teachers, and...more