by pddg_admin | Jun 1, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
The Ninth Circuit recently held in Timothy O. v. Paso Robles Unified School District (May 23, 2016, 9th Cir. 14-55800) that the District violated the procedural requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) by failing to conduct a formal...
by pddg_admin | May 27, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
Hours after the State Allocation Board (SAB) authorized school districts to impose Level 3 developer fees, the California Building Industry Association (CBIA) filed a legal challenge in Sacramento Superior Court. On May 26, 2016, Judge Michael P. Kenny issued a...
by pddg_admin | May 26, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
On May 25, 2016, the State Allocation Board (SAB) authorized school districts to impose Level 3 developer fees. In accordance with Government Code section 65995.7, the SAB determined that State funds for new school facility construction under the School Facility...
by pddg_admin | Apr 26, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
During election years, districts see an increase in requests to gather signatures in support of ballot propositions on or near school campuses. While signature gathering involves First Amendment rights, districts have the authority to limit signature-gathering...
by pddg_admin | Apr 21, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
Many recent legislative changes have expanded or clarified the scope of issues that school districts must process through their Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP). Currently, written complaints ranging from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying,...
by pddg_admin | Apr 14, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
The California Court of Appeal issued its long-awaited decision in Vergara v. State of California (April 14, 2016, B258589) holding that the teacher tenure, dismissal, and layoff provisions of the Education Code do not violate the fundamental rights of students under...
by pddg_admin | Apr 8, 2016 | Publications
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by pddg_admin | Mar 18, 2016 | Press Releases
San Francisco, CA—DWK is pleased and excited to announce that Bill Schuetz has been appointed to the Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District Board. Following interviews, the Governing Board of the District voted to appoint Bill to fill a mid-term vacancy created by...
by pddg_admin | Mar 18, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court resolved a conflict in appellate opinions by ruling that inadvertent disclosure of privileged records by a public entity responding to a California Public Records Act (CPRA) request does not waive the confidentiality of those...
by pddg_admin | Mar 10, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
A California appellate court recently found that where payments for dinners, tickets, travel, and campaign contributions from contractors influenced school district officials’ contracting decisions, the contracts themselves may be void and contractors required to...
