by pddg_admin | Dec 5, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
Numerous clients have asked Dannis Woliver Kelley attorneys whether the President’s December 1, 2018 “Executive Order” and “Presidential Proclamation,” remembering and honoring President H.W. Bush, require school districts and community college districts to close...
by pddg_admin | Oct 31, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
The non-profit organization Fix School Discipline continues its policy work to reduce what they call “harsh, push-out discipline practices” with positive and productive alternatives. The Mini-Toolkit aims to change discipline practices from all angles, including by...
by pddg_admin | Oct 15, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
The Civil Rights Project at the University of California Los Angeles recently published another report analyzing 2016-2017 suspension rates and the ongoing unequal impact of suspensions on students’ learning in California. This report is part of an annual series...
by pddg_admin | Oct 15, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
A California appellate court has affirmed a public agency’s ability to limit the amount of time a member of the public is permitted to speak at a board meeting. The Court of Appeal in Ribakoff v. City of Long Beach (2018) ____ Cal.App.5th ____ [click here for a...
by pddg_admin | Oct 1, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
Schools hosting interscholastic athletic events may be liable for injuries sustained by members of a visiting team if the injury is caused by a dangerous condition found on the hosting school’s property. A California Court of Appeal recently clarified that the field...
by pddg_admin | Sep 27, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
A recent report published by Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) concludes that California’s Department of Education is still not equipped to answer questions about the performance of the state’s 10,000 schools. California’s student data program, the...
