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Deliberative Process Privilege Protects Identity of Stakeholders from Disclosure

Last month, a California appellate court held that the deliberative process privilege protected identities of persons who communicated with a government agency from disclosure under the California Public Records Act...

State Allocation Board Authorizes Level 1 Fee Increase

School districts are authorized to levy a fee against any construction within the boundaries of the district, for the purpose of funding the construction or reconstruction of school facilities necessitated...

Bonds and Bond Elections – What’s New in the New Year?

Dannis Woliver Kelley Elevations and Announcements

San Francisco, CA – Dannis Woliver Kelley, California’s premier education law firm, is very pleased to announce the elevation of Shareholders Roman Munoz and Marie Nakamura to Equity Shareholders. DWK...

DWK’s Bill Schuetz Nominated President of Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District Board and Secretary/Treasurer for the 2018 California Council of School Attorneys Board of Directors

San Francisco, CA – Dannis Woliver Kelley is excited to announce that Bill Schuetz has been nominated and elected President of the Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District Board. Bill...

Part-Time Playground Employees Will Soon Be Part of the Classified Service AB 670 – DWK Responses to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

Assembly Bill 670 (Thurmond) amends Education Code section 45103 to include part-time playground positions as part of the classified service, effective January 1, 2018.  The law previously exempted from the...

California Collaborative on District Reform’s “From Combat to Collaboration: The Labor-Management Partnership in San José Unified School District”

“It started with a cup of coffee. In the wake of an intense contract negotiation, and against the backdrop of a district bankruptcy, multiple teacher strikes, and a wave of...

Court Finds Child Welfare Services Agent Who Interviewed Student at School Violated Fourth Amendment

The United States District Court for the Southern District of California recently reached a decision that appears to impact the ability of law enforcement personnel or non-school government agencies to...

Prevention Training: Supporting Gender Nonconforming Students at School

With the increasing awareness of gender nonconformance and fluidity, long-standing norms are being challenged and new and different questions are coming to light. Is your staff equipped to address these...

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