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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

OCR Issues Guidance on Nondiscrimination in the Age of Distance Learning

Pullman & Comley - School Law on 3/23/2020

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a fact sheet today entitled “Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students.” The fact sheet addresses various...more

New Federal Regulations for Schools - Clarifies Language and Requirements Related to Special Education

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 7/14/2017

Recently, the U.S. Department of Education published regulations to implement Rosa’s Law, legislation enacted in 2010 to replace the term “mental retardation” with “intellectual disability” in federal laws. These laws include...more

CHRO – A New Horizon For Students With Disabilities?

Pullman & Comley - School Law on 5/30/2017

As my colleague Rachel Ginsburg aptly foretold, Connecticut’s Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities [“CHRO”] has indicated an interest in involving itself with discrimination claims concerning the schools. A recent...more

When Is A School District “Deliberately Indifferent” To Student Discrimination Claims?

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 10/2/2015

When a student alleges discrimination within the school environment, the school district may be held liable if it was “deliberately indifferent” to the discrimination. Three recent cases involving allegations of sexual...more

Just The Facts: Charter Schools (and Cutting Through Some Myths and Hot Air)

Pullman & Comley - School Law on 8/6/2014

As anyone reading the newspapers can observe, Connecticut charter schools are receiving some unwanted attention these days due to: 1) a myriad of issues involving a charter school management company; and 2) virulent attacks...more

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