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Court Looks to Substantial Compliance of Agenda Wording, not Technical Details, for Closed Session Meeting with Counsel

08-12-15

Legal Developments and News

School districts are often confused about the proper procedures for agendizing a closed session meeting with legal counsel on matters related to pending, potential, or threatened litigation. In a recent...

Inadvertent Disclosure Does Not Waive Confidentiality Under The California Public Records Act … At Least For Now

08-05-15

Legal Developments and News

Last Friday, a California Court of Appeal held that inadvertent disclosure of privileged records by a school district responding to a California Public Records Act (CPRA) request did not waive...

Supreme Court Action Raises More Questions About Disclosure Of Public Records

07-15-15

Legal Developments and News

Continuing its recent trend of weighing in on questions surrounding the California Public Records Act (CPRA), last week the California Supreme Court decided to hear a case involving the need...

Court Endorses Balanced Approach in Responding to Charter Facilities Requests

07-02-15

Legal Developments and News

In a recent decision, Westchester Secondary Charter School v. Los Angeles Unified School District(June 19, 2015, B261234) ___ Cal.App.4th ___ [14 C.D.O.S. 6555], the Court of Appeal recognized that Proposition...

DWK Mourns Friend, Competitor and Colleague, Gregory Wedner

07-01-15

Legal Developments and News

DWK joins Lozano Smith in mourning the loss of a great friend, competitor and colleague, Greg Wedner who lost his battle with cancer on June 30, 2015. Greg was the former...

Court Affirms School District Consultants Are Subject To Conflict Prohibitions

06-05-15

Legal Developments and News

Davis v. Fresno Unified School District, et al. (2015) ___ Cal.Rptr.3d ___ [2015 WL 3454720] A recent appellate decision ruling on the validity of a lease-leaseback transaction also held that private...

Financing Now Required for Lease-Leaseback Agreements

06-04-15

Legal Developments and News

Davis v. Fresno Unified School District, et al. (2015) ___ Cal.Rptr.3d ___ [2015 WL 3454720] On June 1, 2015, a California Court of Appeal held for the first time that...

Education Insights: Legal Update, Season 2, Episode 6 – “Adequacy”

05-27-15

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With adequate funding, schools can fully fund critical programs, staff and services, and help ensure all students have access to a high-quality education. During this one-hour webcast, hosted by CSBA, join...

Court Upholds District’s Yoga Program

04-30-15

Legal Developments and News

Sedlock v. Baird, 14 C.D.O.S. 3394 (April 3, 2015) Local educational agencies have the authority to create instructional programming that is based on religious practice without violating California’s constitutional ban...

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