By Michael Kaelber, Esq., Coordinator of Continuing Legal Education and Research New Jersey school districts should be aware of strong provisions under state and federal law that address issues of accountability, transparency and […]
By Michael Kaelber, Esq., Coordinator of Continuing Legal Education and Research New Jersey school districts should be aware of strong provisions under state and federal law that address issues of accountability, transparency and […]
By Michael Kaelber, Esq., Coordinator of Continuing Legal Education and Research In 2019, the New Jersey Legislature raised the bar when it comes to the legal obligation for school districts in the area […]
Since the release of state aid figures following the Governor’s budget address on February 27th, many school districts have been struggling to understand what happened this year. Districts who may have anticipated state aid […]
By Michael Kaelber, Esq., Coordinator of Continuing Legal Education and Research New Jersey school law provides for school employees who are sued for an act or omission arising out of their duties as an […]
By John Worthington, Esq., Coordinator of Special Education Law Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool to assist with completing many tasks in the workplace and in daily life. While there is […]
By: Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LL.M. – Assistant Director of Legal Education – sjacques@njpsa.org Throughout this School Year, Districts have had to figure out how to comply with the benefits that the 2023 […]
By Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LL.M School leaders deal with a wide variety of issues every day, but one area they usually aren’t trained in is conducting investigations involving student misconduct. If two […]
On December 13, 2023, the long-awaited revised Memorandum of Agreement between Education and Law Enforcement (MOA) was released. (See Release of the 2023-2024 Memorandum of Agreement Between Education and Law Enforcement Officials.) The MOA […]
Bill Moves Forward Despite MAJOR Opposition from NJPSA and other Statewide Education Organizations We Need You to ACT Right Now to help block this bill and allow further discussion! By Debra Bradley, Esq. […]
By Sandra Jacques, Esq., LLM, Assistant Director of Legal Education, Foundation for Educational Administration Do the Administrators and Supervisors in your School District follow the proper legal requirements for admonishing and/or disciplining staff? P.L. […]