by pddg_admin | Apr 26, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
In re R.M. (April 19, 2018, A150319) __ Cal.App.5th __ [2018 WL 1870774] The First Appellate District for the State of California clarified that under Education Code section 48265, a peace officer making a truancy arrest has a duty to deliver a minor “to the school...
by pddg_admin | Mar 27, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
U.S. Secretary Betsy DeVos is considering repealing Obama-era school discipline reform guidance, a step that could be contrary to current student discipline policy in California aimed at reducing school removals. Obama’s “Rethink Discipline”...
by pddg_admin | Mar 21, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
By Gregory J. Dannis, DWK President DWK joins School Services of California (and nearly every California school district) in mourning the passage of our friend Ron Bennett. He was our teacher of all things fiscal and more importantly, a fierce and unapologetic...
by pddg_admin | Mar 9, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
The California Department of Education (CDE) recently ruled that a seventh grade social studies teacher presented material to her class about Islamic Sharia Law that was discriminatory and biased. The material was downloaded from an anti-Muslim website and included...
by pddg_admin | Mar 7, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
On February 23, 2018, the California Department of Education (CDE) released state-sanctioned guidelines that include social and emotional learning to help students develop a range of skills in addition to cognitive skills. These new guidelines reflect the ongoing...
by pddg_admin | Mar 2, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
On Monday, February 27, 2018, Governor Brown announced the appointment of Arthur Krantz and Erich W. Shiners as new Board Members to the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). The Governor also announced the reappointment of Priscilla S. Winslow as a PERB Board...
