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Student Discipline Upheld for Off-Campus Threats

03-20-19

Legal Developments and News

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the expulsion of a student who was disciplined for credible, identifiable, threats of school violence that were made off-campus. (McNeil v. Sherwood School...

California Attorney General Issues New Guidance on Discrimination in School Discipline

03-14-19

Legal Developments and News

California Attorney General Xavier Bacerra recently sent a letter to schools throughout the State regarding their legal obligations under California law to administer student discipline without discriminating on the basis...

Will You Be Filing a Form 700?

03-11-19

Legal Developments and News

The April 1 deadline for public education agency officials and employees required to file a 2018 Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) is fast approaching. Now is the time to...

Recent California Public Record Act Developments

03-07-19

Legal Developments and News

Schools and community college districts are well aware of the right of the public to request inspection or disclosure of district records under the California Public Records Act (CPRA). The...

Court Refunds Developer Fee Due to Inadequate Fee Study

02-25-19

Legal Developments and News

The California Court of Appeal recently addressed the adequacy of a developer fee justification study that a school district must prepare before imposing Level 1 developer fees. (Summerhill Winchester LLC...

Dannis Woliver Kelley Elevations and Announcements

02-20-19

Press Releases

San Francisco, CA – Dannis Woliver Kelley, California’s premier education law firm, is very pleased to announce that Keith J. Bray, Meredith B. Johnson, William F. Schuetz, Jr. and Ellen...

Per-Square Foot Parcel Taxes Upheld By Court Of Appeal

02-06-19

Legal Developments and News

Last week, a California appellate court validated a local agency’s special tax calculated on the basis of square footage of improved structures. In Dondlinger v. Los Angeles County Regional Park...

New SEC Reporting Requirements Take Effect Soon for Bond Issuances

01-22-19

Legal Developments and News

School or community college districts planning a publically offered bond issue this year and beyond, take note! As of February 27, 2019, the securities disclosure rules have changed, and public...

California Attorney General Concludes Charter Schools Are Subject to the Same Public Integrity Statutes Applicable to Traditional Public Schools and Districts

01-03-19

Legal Developments and News

At the request of the Lassen County District Attorney, the California Attorney General (“AG”) considered and unequivocally concluded in an opinion released on December 26, 2018, that charter schools are...

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