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Department of State Temporarily Suspends Visa Interviews for Foreign Students & Exchange Visitors

On May 27, 2025, the Department of State issued a cable instructing U.S. Embassies and Consulates to pause scheduling new visa appointments for foreign nationals seeking to obtain student and exchange visitor visas (F, M, and...more

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ISBE and IDPH Update COVID-19 School Guidance

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New Guidance Documents: - The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recently issued the following updated guidance documents related to return to in-person instruction...more

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MDHHS issues interim guidance for higher education COVID-19 testing; suggests mandatory weekly testing for undergraduate students...

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On January 19, 2021, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued interim guidance for higher education COVID-19 testing. The guidance suggests weekly mandatory testing of all undergraduate students who...more

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When Do U.S. Companies and Institutions Need to Be Concerned about National Security?

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In today’s world, companies in various industries are increasingly running into issues that have national security implications. Research universities and other academic institutions can face issues involving national...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

COVID-19 Testing and (Eventually/Hopefully) Vaccines: What Can the Schools Require?

We are now entering the dark winter of the COVID-19 crisis; at the same time, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.  In the meantime, Connecticut’s educational institutions (and employers in general) must consider how...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

“Over The River And Through The Woods” In 2020? Travel During Thanksgiving, Quarantining, And Covid-19 Testing (And What...

As an attorney representing Connecticut educational institutions (and employers in general), I am receiving numerous calls from clients with respect to how to properly address the possibility that the upcoming Thanksgiving...more

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Coming Soon? Districtwide COVID-19 Testing for K-12

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COVID-19 saliva tests have been used as one tool to slow the spread of coronavirus—notably on college campuses. Soon, several saliva tests will be available to K-12 schools. The availability of such tests prompts several...more

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COVID-19 | NC Safety Measures for In-person K-12 Instruction

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Governor Roy Cooper announced July 14, 2020 safety measures to allow in-person academic instruction to resume this fall. The Governor announced that, of the three options the state was considering, Plan B would be the...more

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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging School District’s Authority to Require Face Coverings and Temperature Checks

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Yesterday Judge Roger Thomson of the Eighth Judicial Circuit dismissed a lawsuit against the Quincy Public Schools seeking to overturn the District’s directive that students wear face coverings and submit to daily temperature...more

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Reopening Connecticut Schools: The Latest CDC Guidance (and What’s Next)

Connecticut’s schools have the unenviable task of having to plan for the “reopening” of schools while dealing with ever-shifting (and apparently end-result driven) federal and state guidance.  ...more

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