by pddg_admin | Sep 20, 2021 | Legal Developments and News
Electronic Board Meeting Authority Extended, with New Requirements Late last week, the Governor signed Assembly Bill No. 361, which extends the authority of legislative bodies, including school district governing boards, to hold electronic board meetings. While the...
by pddg_admin | Aug 5, 2021 | Legal Developments and News
Assembly Bill 130 requires local education agencies (LEA) to offer independent study to students during the 2021-2022 school year. As LEAs work to increase independent study offerings to comply with AB 130, a question has arisen as to whether AB 130 requires the...
by pddg_admin | Jul 19, 2021 | Legal Developments and News
On July 9, 2021, the Governor’s signature codified into law Assembly Bill 130, the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill. As has been the case with trailer bills in prior years, AB 130 makes multiple changes to the Charter Schools Act, effective immediately. Renewal...
by pddg_admin | Jul 16, 2021 | Legal Developments and News
On July 12, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) published updated guidelines to facilitate the return to safe in-person instruction in California’s K-12 schools in the 2021-22 school year. Attached is a link to the CDPH’s guidelines. The...
by pddg_admin | Jun 25, 2021 | Legal Developments and News
Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court in Mahanoy Area Sch. Dist. v. B. L., No. 20-255, 2021 WL 2557069 (U.S. June 23, 2021) held that a public school may not punish a student for her off-campus social media post which did not cause a “substantial...
by pddg_admin | Jun 3, 2021 | Legal Developments and News
As the State of California prepares to move “Beyond the Blueprint for a Safer Economy,” starting on June 15, 2021, questions have arisen regarding whether the Executive Orders Governor Newsom issued during the COVID-19 pandemic will expire on that date as well. The...
by pddg_admin | Mar 24, 2021 | Legal Developments and News
On March 17, 2021, the California Supreme Court granted review of the Fifth Appellate District’s recent opinion in a long-running court battle over school district lease-leaseback construction contracts. (Davis v. Fresno Unified School District (2020) 57 Cal.App.5th...
by pddg_admin | Jan 29, 2021 | Publications
As we begin the new year, leave rights under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) have expired, exacting and conflicting requirements of AB 685 and new Cal/OSHA regulations are in effect, the Governor has introduced a new Plan to encourage districts to...
by pddg_admin | Jan 27, 2021 | Publications
On January 26, 2021, DWK attorneys, including current and former governing board members, presented a Brown Act Survival Training program on how to tackle the most challenging aspects of the Brown Act and changes coming in 2021. The training seminar focused on...
by pddg_admin | Jan 13, 2021 | Publications
Ever since school districts were required to close following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, educators faced difficult decisions on how to continue their educational missions and provide FAPE to students with disabilities, often with limited support and guidance...
