Haight Partner and General Counsel for the Orange County Board of Education, Greg Rolen Kicks off the OC Board of Education meeting on April 12th where the discussion focuses on the efforts and commitment of the Board to...more
A little-known lawsuit in Orange County has important implications for each of California’s 58 county departments of education, and chances are you’ve heard nothing about it.
On November 18, 2019, the Orange County Board...more
Some California school districts are employing a little-known practice loosely titled, “Recommendation for Reassignment,” to demote administrators. It is little-known because it does not exist in statute but instead relies on...more
Partner Gregory Rolen explores this hot button topic in an article which was originally published in the Daily Journal on May 14, 2018. The article addresses a difficult subject for schools and school administrators who are...more
Say what you will about the Roberts Court, but you cannot say it does not confront diffi cult issues that impact the everyday lives of most Americans. One of those issues presently before the Court is public education,...more
In the light of Riley v. California and United States v. Wurie, which imposed a warrant requirement for the search of cellular phones incident to lawful arrest, some legal commentators believed the courts were poised to...more
On August 3, 2016, the United States Supreme Court granted a stay to a Virginia school Board pending Supreme Court review of the case. In an action reminiscence of the same sex marriage controversy, the Supreme Court's...more
In March 2014, Haight Brown & Bonesteel provided a client advisory for California public school districts concerning Assembly Bill ("AB") 1266 which allowed students to participate in sex- segregated school programs (i.e....more
During a recent meeting with a school district client they casually mentioned they were using a "drone." Surprised, I asked “Why… to mercilessly bomb al-Qaida strongholds with Graham crackers?" Ignoring my attempt at humor,...more
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In the recent case of J.P. v. Carlsbad Unified School District, the California Court of Appeal barred a public entity from enforcing the six-month government tort claim requirement when it prevents the claimant from filing a...more
I. Assembly Bill 2073
On August 22, 2014, Assembly Bill 2073 authored by Assembly Member Frank Bigelow was signed by Governor Brown and will become law effective January 1, 2015. Existing law generally prohibits the...more