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What Happens to Merit District Part-Time Playground Positions if AB 2160 Becomes Law?

by pddg_admin | Aug 29, 2018 | Legal Developments and News

Bill Status Update:  As expected, the Governor signed AB 2160.  The law becomes effective on January 1, 2019.  As provided in AB 2160, part-time playground employees at merit districts will become permanent classified employees as of the effective date of the new law,...
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by pddg_admin | Aug 6, 2018

Governing Board Meeting Prayer Held Unconstitutional

by pddg_admin | Aug 2, 2018 | Legal Developments and News

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently concluded that a school district governing board’s policy and practice of conducting religious prayer at its meetings was unconstitutional. (Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Chino Valley Unified School...

DWK Guidance Constitutional Privacy, the CPRA and EERA: Navigating Post-Janus Legal Opinions and Demands

by pddg_admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Legal Developments and News

School districts and county offices of education have been inundated with opinions and “demand letters” from various labor organizations “directing” the employer to either take or refrain from taking certain actions as a result of the United States Supreme Court Janus...

California Court of Appeal Upholds School Vaccination Requirement

by pddg_admin | Jul 12, 2018 | Legal Developments and News

The California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District affirms dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of SB 277. In a recently released published opinion, Brown et al. v. Smith, (2018 S.O.S. 3357), the California Court of Appeal from the...
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