by pddg_admin | May 27, 2015 | Publications
With adequate funding, schools can fully fund critical programs, staff and services, and help ensure all students have access to a high-quality education. During this one-hour webcast, hosted by CSBA, join DWK’s Sue Ann Salmon Evans as she and other panelists...
by pddg_admin | Apr 30, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Sedlock v. Baird, 14 C.D.O.S. 3394 (April 3, 2015) Local educational agencies have the authority to create instructional programming that is based on religious practice without violating California’s constitutional ban on the establishment of religion, provided...
by georged | Apr 24, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
C.W. v. Capistrano Unified School District, __ F.3d __ (9th Cir. 2015) [2015 WL 1566942]. Background C.W. was eligible for special education services, and her parent, K.S., agreed to an occupational therapy (“OT”) assessment following a triennial...
by pddg_admin | Apr 21, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Plaintiffs in Cruz v. State of California, et al., are students attending schools in California including Los Angeles Unified School District, Oakland Unified School District and Compton Unified School District. These students, represented by ACLU and Public Counsel,...
by pddg_admin | Apr 20, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
DWK’s Special Counsel R. Peter Rittling has been honored by the Justice and Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco with an “Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Certificate” for his volunteer work in 2014. For nearly a decade, Mr. Rittling...
by pddg_admin | Apr 20, 2015 | Press Releases
San Francisco, CA — DWK’s Special Counsel R. Peter Rittling has been honored by the Justice and Diversity Center (JDC) of The Bar Association of San Francisco with an “Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Certificate” for his volunteer work in 2014. For...
by pddg_admin | Apr 15, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
School districts and community college districts regularly receive public record requests for legal services invoices. While many agencies have taken the position that the invoices are protected from disclosure, there has been little case law on point. On Monday, a...
by pddg_admin | Apr 13, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
The California Supreme Court has ruled that when allocating classrooms to a charter school under Education Code section 47614 and applicable regulations (“Proposition 39”), a district must base its ADA/classroom ratio on the number of classrooms at the...
by pddg_admin | Mar 23, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
he U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and Department of Justice issued joint guidance, reminding state and local educational agencies of their obligations to students identified as English learners. Along with the joint guidance, the DOE released resources to help...
by pddg_admin | Mar 5, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
PERB has held that a standard, boilerplate directive prohibiting employees from contacting others during an employer’s ongoing investigation unlawfully interferes with the employees’ protected rights under EERA to communicate about working conditions....
