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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...

Brown Act Modifications to Continue Beyond June 15, 2021

As the State of California prepares to move “Beyond the Blueprint for a Safer Economy,” starting on June 15, 2021, questions have arisen regarding whether the Executive Orders Governor Newsom...

Update: California Supreme Court to Review Whether Financing Is Required to Validate Lease-Leaseback Contracts

On March 17, 2021, the California Supreme Court granted review of the Fifth Appellate District’s recent opinion in a long-running court battle over school district lease-leaseback construction contracts. (Davis v....

Webinar Recording: What Now? What District HR and Labor Relations Teams Need to Do in 2021 in Response to the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

As we begin the new year, leave rights under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) have expired, exacting and conflicting requirements of AB 685 and new Cal/OSHA regulations are...

DWK Brown Act Survival Training Information

On January 26, 2021, DWK attorneys, including current and former governing board members, presented a Brown Act Survival Training program on how to tackle the most challenging aspects of the...

Webinar Recording: What Are My Chances? Fighting Off COVID-19 Litigation

Ever since school districts were required to close following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, educators faced difficult decisions on how to continue their educational missions and provide FAPE to...

Webinar Recording: Assessing Educational Needs – During and As a Result of COVID-19

Various agencies have issued guidance on conducting special education evaluations during the COVID-19 pandemic, but how does this information fit together and impact your work with students right now? In...

Increased Contract Bid Threshold Effective Friday, January 1, 2021

Effective January 1, 2021, the bid threshold for school district contracts competitively bid pursuant to Public Contract code section 20111(a) has been increased from $95,200 to $96,700. This bid threshold...

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