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Ninth Circuit Upholds Expulsion of Student for Threats Sent from Home Via Social Media

In Wynar v. Douglas County School Dist. (9th Cir. 2013) — F.3d —-, 2013 WL 4566354, a Nevada high school student sent a number of increasingly violent and threatening instant...

Government Code Claimant Must Serve the Proper Person to File a Valid Claim

The California Supreme Court recently held that service of a Government Code claim upon a responsible official of the public entity, but not the proper statutory officer, is insufficient under...

Change in Bid Threshold for Contracts

Effective January 1, 2013, the new bid threshold for school districts, except for construction projects, is $83,400. The new bid threshold for community college districts has not been announced yet....

Attorney Billing Records Do Not Fall Under CPRA’s Pending Litigation Exemption

The California Court of Appeal recently held that a public entity may not withhold attorney billing records under the California Public Records Act (“CPRA”) pending litigation exemption unless those records...

Greg Dannis Is Part of Groundbreaking Agreement at SJUSD!

Leaders of San Jose Unified School District (SJUSD) and San Jose Teachers Association (SJTA) announced their agreement last week on a unique and innovative evaluation and compensation system.  Over the...

Experience counts in local election. Trustee Gregory Dannis is Re-Elected to the Hillsborough School Board.

Experience counts in local election. Trustee Gregory Dannis is Re-Elected to the Hillsborough School Board. Hillsborough, CA – November 8, 2011 – Thanks to a groundswell of support, incumbent Gregory...

Read Gregory Dannis’ Article, “Labor’s Lessons,” in the June 2011 CPER Journal

Gregory Dannis Gives Keynote Speech at ACSA’s 2011 Symposium for Negotiators

LABOR’S LESSONS By Gregory J. Dannis ACSA’s 2011 Symposium for Negotiators Keynote Presentation Over the last 30 years, I have negotiated between 600 to 1,000 contracts for districts as small...

Read Gregory Dannis’ Article in the Recent CPER Journal

THE NEGOTIATOR: LIKE A ROLLING STONE By Gregory J. Dannis CPER Journal August 2010 I have a confession to make. Becoming a lawyer and labor negotiator for public schools was not...

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