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2021 Legislative and Case Law Highlights – K-12 School Districts

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District Court Orders California to Reinstate Distance Learning for Group of Disabled Students

On November 4, 2021, District Court Judge Susan Illston from the Northern District of California released an order granting a temporary restraining order (TRO) requiring a number of school districts...

Governor Newsom Signs AB 438 – Elaborate and Flawed Layoff Process for Classified Employees

On October 8, 2021, Governor Newsom signed AB 438, a controversial bill designed to provide permanent classified employees with the same layoff rights (e.g., March 15 notice and full hearing...

Must School Districts Verify Contractor and Vendor Vaccination Status?

On August 11, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a State Public Health Officer Order (Order) requiring K-12 school districts to verify the vaccination status of all...

Electronic Board Meeting Authority Extended, with New Requirements

Electronic Board Meeting Authority Extended, with New Requirements Late last week, the Governor signed Assembly Bill No. 361, which extends the authority of legislative bodies, including school district governing boards,...

Analysis of AB 130 and Providing Independent Study via Contracted Services

Assembly Bill 130 requires local education agencies (LEA) to offer independent study to students during the 2021-2022 school year. As LEAs work to increase independent study offerings to comply with...

Education Budget Trailer Bill (AB No. 130) Grants Extension to Charters, and Extends the Moratorium on New Non-Classroom Based Charter Schools

On July 9, 2021, the Governor’s signature codified into law Assembly Bill 130, the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill. As has been the case with trailer bills in prior years,...

CDPH Releases Updated Guidelines for K-12 School Reopening

On July 12, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) published updated guidelines to facilitate the return to safe in-person instruction in California’s K-12 schools in the 2021-22 school year.  Attached is...

Supreme Court Rules on Schools’ Ability to Discipline for Off-Campus Speech

Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court in Mahanoy Area Sch. Dist. v. B. L., No. 20-255, 2021 WL 2557069 (U.S. June 23, 2021) held that a public school...

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