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 | Dec 23, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
Effective January 1, 2021, the bid threshold for school district contracts competitively bid pursuant to Public Contract code section 20111(a) has been increased from $95,200 to $96,700. This bid threshold applies to any of the following: Equipment, materials, or...
by pddg_admin | Dec 3, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
California’s Fifth Appellate District issued a new opinion in a long-running court battle over the legality of school district lease-leaseback construction contracts. (Davis v. Fresno Unified School District (Cal. Ct. App., Nov. 24, 2020, No. F079811) 2020 WL 6882737...
