by pddg_admin | Apr 26, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
During election years, districts see an increase in requests to gather signatures in support of ballot propositions on or near school campuses. While signature gathering involves First Amendment rights, districts have the authority to limit signature-gathering...
by pddg_admin | Apr 21, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
Many recent legislative changes have expanded or clarified the scope of issues that school districts must process through their Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP). Currently, written complaints ranging from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying,...
by pddg_admin | Apr 14, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
The California Court of Appeal issued its long-awaited decision in Vergara v. State of California (April 14, 2016, B258589) holding that the teacher tenure, dismissal, and layoff provisions of the Education Code do not violate the fundamental rights of students under...
by pddg_admin | Mar 18, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court resolved a conflict in appellate opinions by ruling that inadvertent disclosure of privileged records by a public entity responding to a California Public Records Act (CPRA) request does not waive the confidentiality of those...
by pddg_admin | Mar 10, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
A California appellate court recently found that where payments for dinners, tickets, travel, and campaign contributions from contractors influenced school district officials’ contracting decisions, the contracts themselves may be void and contractors required to...
by pddg_admin | Feb 9, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
School districts have seen a recent increase in the number of requests from members of the public to place items on governing board agendas. Recently, an organization requested that districts across the state place a resolution on their board agendas regarding the...
