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...
by pddg_admin | Oct 24, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
The U.S. Department of Education recently rescinded its 2011 Dear Colleague Letter and its companion 2014 Sexual Violence Questions and Answers document, both of which provided guidance to school districts regarding their obligations under Title IX for processing...
by pddg_admin | Sep 15, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
On September 13, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held a student’s individualized education program (“IEP”) must specify the “particular methodology” required for implementing the IEP, if that methodology plays “a critical role in the student’s educational...
