by pddg_admin | Jan 1, 2018 | Press Releases
San Francisco, CA – Dannis Woliver Kelley, California’s premier education law firm, is very pleased to announce the elevation of Shareholders Roman Munoz and Marie Nakamura to Equity Shareholders. DWK managing shareholder Candace Bandoian said “Roman and Marie’s...
by pddg_admin | Dec 15, 2017 | Press Releases
San Francisco, CA – Dannis Woliver Kelley is excited to announce that Bill Schuetz has been nominated and elected President of the Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District Board. Bill previously served on their board for the past two years, and is now looking...
by pddg_admin | Dec 7, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
Assembly Bill 670 (Thurmond) amends Education Code section 45103 to include part-time playground positions as part of the classified service, effective January 1, 2018. The law previously exempted from the classified service a part-time playground employee who was...
by pddg_admin | Dec 5, 2017 | Publications
“It started with a cup of coffee. In the wake of an intense contract negotiation, and against the backdrop of a district bankruptcy, multiple teacher strikes, and a wave of mistrust that veterans of the era still refer to as “rock bottom,” the San...
by pddg_admin | Nov 21, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California recently reached a decision that appears to impact the ability of law enforcement personnel or non-school government agencies to interview students on school grounds. (Dees v. County of San Diego...
by pddg_admin | Nov 14, 2017 | Publications
With the increasing awareness of gender nonconformance and fluidity, long-standing norms are being challenged and new and different questions are coming to light. Is your staff equipped to address these issues? DWK provides comprehensive trainings in all these...
by pddg_admin | Nov 13, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
On January 1, 2017, Senate Bill No. 1029 (Hertzberg) became effective, requiring all public agencies (including K-12 school districts and community college districts) to adopt debt management policies and to report annually on authorized and outstanding debt, and...
by pddg_admin | Oct 25, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
On August 29, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Rachel H. v. Department of Education Hawaii (9th Circ. 2017) 868 F.3d 1085 held that the term “location” as used by the IDEA does not necessarily include the specific school where special education services...